Rouhani names cause of Saudi Arabia's operation in Yemen

Saudi Arabia's military operation in Yemen was launched because of Riyadh's failures in relations with Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, the President of Iran Hassan Rouhani said.

"Riyadh failed to materialize its wishes in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and North Africa, and it is now trying to make up for these failures by bombing yet another country in the region," TASS cited Rouhani.

"The lack of balance in Saudi Arabia and the country's continued failure in implementing its plots is pushing the region into growing instability," the President said.

"The destruction of the infrastructures of a poor country [Yemen] and killing children, women and men has no other meaning but the fact that a country has lost its balance and no other interpretation can be envisaged for it," he explained.

In addition, Hassan Rouhani appealed to the international community to condemn the Saudi-led attacks and called for international support for Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's recent proposal to settle the crisis in Yemen.