Iran accuses US over Saudi 'atrocities' in Yemen

Iran accuses US over Saudi 'atrocities' in Yemen
Sun Nov 26, 2017 14:54:41

Iran on Sunday accused the United States of responsibility for "atrocities" in Yemen through its support for Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition fighting Houthis.

Foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghassemi said a White House statement on Friday in support of Riyadh "clearly and without question proves America's participation and responsibility in the atrocities committed by Saudi Arabia in Yemen".

In its statement, Washington had said it was "committed to supporting Saudi Arabia... against the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' aggression and blatant violations of international law."

Iran and saudi arabia cut diplomatic relations in January 2016 after Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shia cleric.

Ghasemi said US statement on Friday is making "totally unfounded" allegations, showed its "openly supports... appalling atrocities" by Saudi Arabia in Yemen.

RELATED NEWS

The bizarre alliance between the US and Saudi Arabia is finally fraying

Britain's secret role in Saudi Arabia's dirty war: UK troops are training army that has left a million on the brink of starvation, investigation finds

Saudi Arabia ‘doesn’t care’ about the Palestinians as long as it can make a deal with Israel against Iran, says former Netanyahu advisor

string(667) "[{"id":"3173976","sort":"10908616","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"151167687718238000.jpg","title":"Saudi Arabia ‘doesn’t care’ about the Palestinians as long as it can make a deal with Israel against Iran, says former Netanyahu advisor "} ,{"id":"3174036","sort":"10908611","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"151167910343267300.jpg","title":"Britain's secret role in Saudi Arabia's dirty war: UK troops are training army that has left a million on the brink of starvation, investigation finds"} ,{"id":"3174481","sort":"10908606","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"151169210237279900.jpg","title":"The bizarre alliance between the US and Saudi Arabia is finally fraying "} ]"
2017 Alalam News Network. Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. All Rights Reserved.