Yemen crisis
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Spokesman: Iran welcomes ceasefire in Yemen, resuming intra-Yemeni talks
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Wednesday welcomed ceasefire in Yemen and resuming intra-Yemeni peace talks.
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Iran advocates diplomatic settlement of humanitarian crisis in Yemen
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Wednesday Iran advocates political settlement of humanitarian crisis in Yemen and dialogue among political groups.
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Iran rebukes Saudi leaders, deplores deterioration of humanitarian situation in Yemen
EghtesadOnline: Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Jaberi-Ansari on Wednesday expressed deep concern about one-and-a half year massacre in Yemen saying that Saudi leaders…
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Yemen's Houthis say they want to end war, form unity government
EghtesadOnline: Yemen's Houthi group said on Wednesday it was ready to stop fighting and join a national unity government, raising hopes of a resolution to a conflict that has killed more than…
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Spokesman: Saudi Arabia uses sacrilgious act for political ends
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Wednesday described the news that the Yemeni's had launched missile attack on Mecca as 'a lie' on part of Saudis and said by releasing…
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Zarif: Bloodshed in Syria and Yemen should be halted
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that bloodshed in Syria and Yemen should be halted.
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Angry countries at JCPOA, reason for regional crisis : Iran FM
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the people of Yemen and Syria are remunerating for the destructive games started by the resentful countries.
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Iran calls Yemen bombing a “war crime”
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi rejected the allegation made by a US naval official that claimed Iran is providing Yemen with weapons and missiles.
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Deputy FM urges UN reaction on Syria, Yemen crises
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Deputy for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi regretted that the United Nations has failed to show proper reaction to developments in Syria and Yemen…
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Saudi coalition air strike kills 45 in Yemen: relatives, sources
EghtesadOnline: Saudi coalition warplanes struck a prison in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah, killing 45 people including inmates, a local official, relatives and medical sources in the Houthi-controlled…
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US, Zionists responsible for Saudi crimes against humanity in Yemen
EghtesadOnline: US and Zionists are responsible for the Saudi crimes against humanity in Yemen, the Interim Friday Prayers Leader of Tehran Ayatollah Mohammad Emami-Kashani said.
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Iran dismisses Saudi claim of Yemeni attack on holy sites as ridiculous
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokeman Bahram Qasemi on Friday dismissed the Saudi and UAE claims about Yemeni missile attack on holy sites in Mecca as ridiculous.
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Supreme Leader: Saudi massacre of Yemenis is worst kind of terrorism
EghtesadOnline: Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that Saudi massacre of the Yemeni people is the worst type of terrorism.
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Yemen's north-south links continue to fray after 18 months of war, and neither side looks capable of battlefield victory.
Saudi Conflict With Iran Takes Its Biggest Toll in Yemen
EghtesadOnline: It used to take two and half hours to make the simple trip from the Yemeni city of Taiz to Aden on the southern coast. Lately, it could take an entire day using jeeps and donkeys…
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Qasemi: It will be to the benefit of Saudis to leave Yemen
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Monday that it will be to the benefit of Saudi Arabia to leave Yemen as soon as possible.
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Fighting rages in Yemen as U.N. seeks to extend 72-hour ceasefire
EghtesadOnline: Saudi-backed government forces and Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen accused each other of violating a ceasefire on Saturday as the United Nations tried to extend the three-day truce.
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Iran calls for all sides' respecting ceasefire in Yemen
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi welcomed the declaration of ceasefire in Yemen, and underlined the need for efforts by all sides to extend ceasefire and end the futile…
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Yemen Houthis back truce, U.N., U.S. call for aid to flow
EghtesadOnline: Yemen's Houthi-run administration welcomed a 72-hour ceasefire starting on Wednesday intended to allow aid to reach areas cut off by months of fighting and in dire humanitarian…
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Yemen ceasefire set to start on Wednesday night: U.N envoy
EghtesadOnline: A 72-hour ceasefire in Yemen is due to start on Wednesday night, the U.N. envoy for Yemen said on Monday after he received commitments from all of the country's warring factions.
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Pentagon voices caution on latest Yemen missile incident
EghtesadOnline: The Pentagon declined to say on Monday whether the USS Mason destroyer was targeted by multiple inbound missiles fired from Yemen on Saturday, as initially thought, saying a review…
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U.S., Britain call for immediate ceasefire in Yemen
EghtesadOnline: The United States and Britain called on Sunday for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen to end violence between Houthis and the government, which is supported by…
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Saudi-led Probe Team Says Wrong Information Behind Yemen Attack
EghtesadOnline: The Saudi-led coalition’s air attack on a funeral in Yemen’s capital Sana’a that killed more than 100 people this month was caused by wrong information provided by the Yemeni…
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Two Americans held in Yemen released and flown to Oman
EghtesadOnline: Two American prisoners held captive by Yemen Houthi rebels have been released and taken to neighboring Oman after Omani officials mediated their release, U.S. Secretary of State…
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U.S. warship targeted in failed missile attack from Yemen: official
EghtesadOnline: A U.S. Navy destroyer was targeted on Saturday in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, the third such incident in the past week, U.S. officials…
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U.S. official calls attack on Yemen funeral gathering 'egregious'
EghtesadOnline: A weekend attack on a funeral gathering in Yemen widely blamed on Saudi-led warplanes was "egregious," a senior U.S. official said on Friday in one of Washington's strongest condemnati…
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Senior government aide deplores Saudi crimes in Yemen
EghtesadOnline: Presidential office deputy chief of staff for political affairs Hamid Aboutalebi said on Wednesday that Riyadh has to either admit defeat and stop its atrocities in Yemen or further…
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U.S. military strikes Yemen after missile attacks on U.S. Navy ship
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes on Thursday to knock out three coastal radar sites in areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi forces, retaliating after failed missile…
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President Rouhani: Yemen’s conditions regretting
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani blasted Saudi Arabia for continuing its aggression against the defenseless people of Yemen, and described the oppressed country’s conditions as tragic.
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Iran urges UN to facilitate dispatch of humanitarian aid to Yemen
EghtesadOnline: Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholam Ali Khoshroo called on the United Nations to adopt immediate measures for dispatching Iran's humanitarian…
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Iran condemns Saudi Arabia's latest airstrikes on Sanaa
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Saturday strongly condemned Saudi jet fighters' invasion on a mourning ceremony in Sanaa, which killed or injured tens of innocent…