Thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets of the capital, Sana’a, to denounce a recent Saudi airstrike that left hundreds of civilians dead or injured and prompted global condemnations.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani denounced Washington’s role in a Saudi airstrike on Yemen on Saturday that killed scores of civilians in a funeral ceremony in Sana’a, saying US weapons were used in the attack.
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the airstrike on the funeral ceremony held in the Yemeni city of Sana’a carried out by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, his Spokesman said in a statement.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi in a statement strongly condemned Saturday’s deadly airstrikes by Saudi warplanes against civilians in Yemeni capital of Sana’a.
An Iranian Middle East expert believes that the recent law passed by the US against Saudi Arabia, known as JASTA, would set a dangerous precedent for the world, and Iran should not be happy about it.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied a Saudi daily’s report that an Iranian deputy minister has made a short trip to Yemen’s capital of Sana’a earlier this week.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy in a statement on Wednesday warned Saudi Arabia against any move under the pretext of military drills which would endanger security and stir tension in the Persian Gulf.
An Iranian advisor says Iran has been giving Saudi Arabia second chances because the Kingdom’s domestic issues have impaired their ability to make the right decision on regional affairs.
A woman widowed when her husband was killed at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, sued Saudi Arabia just two days after the US Congress enacted legislation allowing Americans to sue foreign governments accused of playing a role in terrorist attacks on US soil.
An Iranian interior minister says the Saudi regime has been funneling money and intelligence to the outlaws operating in the country’s eastern border areas.
Saudi Arabia has brought the international community into disrepute by sponsoring terrorism and will eventually be held accountable for giving patronage to terror groups, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman said.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned a Saudi-led aerial attack on a residential area in Yemen’s Hudaydah province that killed scores of civilians, saying the continued policy of certain countries to sell arms to Saudi Arabia has encouraged the regime to keep pounding Yemen.
Saudi Arabia’s refusal to apologize for the deaths of thousands of pilgrims in a deadly crush of people in last year’s Hajj or its failure to identify those at fault raises doubts about involvement of government officials in the incident, top Iranian official Ali Shamkhani said.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Saudi government must stop adopting “divisive” polices with respect to the developments in the Middle East region.
Tehran's Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami slammed the Riyadh regime for its continued hostilities against Muslims in the Middle East region, Yemen in particular, describing the Saudi rulers as the enemies of Islam.
An Iranian official says the Islamic Republic will not give up pursuing the rights of the victims of a deadly crush during last year’s Hajj rituals in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, until justice is achieved.
Documents recently leaked from Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry disclosed that over 90,000 pilgrims have lost their lives during the Hajj rituals in Mecca over the past 14 years.