Iran's permanent representative to UN: Yemeni bombings further destabilize the situationIn a letter addressed to the UN Security Council Permanent Representative of Iran to the UN, Gholamali Khoshroo, said that the Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign further destabilizes Yemen and could lead to a prolonged and bloody civil war.The diplomat noted that "in principle, foreign military intervention has never led to the resolution of any dispute, and the current airstrikes against Yemen won't be an exception"."The bombing campaign further destabilizes Yemen and could lead to a prolonged and bloody civil war," TASS cited Khoshroo. According to him, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, IS and other extremist and terrorist groups in the region are the only beneficiary of the current destabilizing airstrikes.Iran's permanent representative disagreed with the fact that the conflict in Yemen is the result of a confrontation between Shiites and Sunnis. "The conflict in Yemen is not sectarian. The preposterous narratives trying to depict it as merely a battleground between Sunnis and Shiites are entirely erroneous and invented simply to advance the interests of the foreigners. A brief look at the recent history and societal mosaic of Yemen as well as the composition of the parties clearly demonstrate the nature of what is going on there," Khoshroo said.Iranian diplomat believes that "the immediate cessation of the bombing campaign and a genuine push for political solution is the only responsible approach to the crisis".
In a letter addressed to the UN Security Council, the Permanent Representative of Iran to the UN, Gholamali Khoshroo, said that the Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign is further destabilizing Yemen and could lead to a prolonged and bloody civil war.
The diplomat noted that "in principle, foreign military intervention has never led to the resolution of any dispute, and the current airstrikes against Yemen won't be an exception".
"The bombing campaign further destabilizes Yemen and could lead to a prolonged and bloody civil war," TASS cited Khoshroo. According to him, al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula, IS and other extremist and terrorist groups in the region are the only beneficiaries of the current destabilizing airstrikes.
Iran's permanent representative disagreed with the opinion that the conflict in Yemen is the result of a confrontation between Shiites and Sunnis. "The conflict in Yemen is not sectarian. The preposterous narratives trying to depict it as merely a battleground between Sunnis and Shiites are entirely erroneous and invented simply to advance the interests of foreigners. A brief look at the recent history and societal mosaic of Yemen, as well as the composition of the parties, clearly demonstrate the nature of what is going on there," Khoshroo said.
Iranian diplomat believes that "the immediate cessation of the bombing campaign and a genuine push for a political solution is the only responsible approach to the crisis."