Mr. Rouhani also appealed to Iraq and international institutions to try their best to end the aggression and send humanitarian aid to the stricken country.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham congratulated the Iraqi army and popular and tribal forces for their courageous victory in Salahuddin province.
Hossein Mozafar said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should act more decisively and call off Erdogan’s Tehran visit unless he apologizes for what he has said.
Rafsanjani, who is known to have had very good relations with senior Saudi officials when he was Iran's president, has voiced deep concern over the ongoing crisis in Yemen.
Iran has summoned Turkey's charge d’affaires to hear Tehran's protest against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's “improper” remarks regarding the Islamic Republic.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi called for an immediate end to the air strikes, stressing the need for dialogue among different Yemeni groups.
Iran stands ready to cooperate with all regional nations to facilitate dialogue among different Yemeni factions to restore security to Yemen, Zarif said.
The Foreign Ministry described the aggression as a dangerous move in violation of international responsibilities for respecting the sovereignty of countries.
The Ansarullah Movement says that Yemen needs unity more than anything else and a disintegrated Yemen will hearten secessionists in other regional nations.
Iran's parliament speaker says Iran defied ISIL to help Iraq and other regional countries, adding although the main responsibility rested on the Iraqi people.
President Rouhani's advisor has said that Iran does not seek to damage Iraq's sovereignty and independence and has no intention to interfere in its neighbor's internal affairs.
