Yemen crisis
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Rouhani: Diplomacy Key to Resolving Regional Challenges
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday the settlement of the Yemen crisis would help ease tensions in the region, clearing the way for addressing other regional challenges through…
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End of Yemen War Would Positively Affect Region
EghtesadOnline: Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei underlined the need for efforts to resolve the Yemen crisis, stressing that a halt to the devastating war would significantly…
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Tehran Against Interference in Intra-Yemeni Talks
EghtesadOnline: The Foreign Ministry spokesman implicitly dismissed a report that Iran had requested to attend the ongoing Yemen peace talks in Sweden, stressing that “the nature of the negotiations…
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Rouhani urges end to Yemen war, efforts to restart national dialog
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani has urged Saudi Arabia and its allies to stop their “blame game” against Iran over Yemen’s crisis, saying efforts should instead be driven towards ending…
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Iranian, Ansarullah officials discuss political solution for Yemen, aid delivery
EghtesadOnline: Senior officials of Iran and Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement have sat down for talks in Tehran on ways to help end the political conflict in the war-torn Arabian Peninsula…
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Iranian FM outlines 4 steps to solving crisis in Yemen
EghtesadOnline: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that four steps must be taken to solve the crisis in Yemen.
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Zarif’s letter to UN Secretary-General over Yemen crisis
EghtesadOnline: Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concerns over the Yemen crisis.
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US attempts to divert attention from Saudi crimes show its complicity in war against Yemen
EghtesadOnline: Iran has said that US complicity in Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen is proven by its attempts to divert attention away from Riyadh’s atrocities in the country.
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Iran reacts to UK deputy FM statement
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Embassy in London has reacted to statements by the British deputy foreign minister on Iran's role in the Yemeni crisis.
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Saudi claims against Iran in Yemen 'ridiculous': Spokesman
EghtesadOnline: Iran has lambasted “ridiculous and unfounded” remarks by Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, accusing the Islamic Republic of “blocking peace efforts” in Yemen.
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Deadly Clashes Erupt Between Yemen's Shiite Rebels, Al Saleh
EghtesadOnline: Infighting among Yemen rebels turned deadly for the first time since they joined forces in 2015, al-Masdar news website reported, further fraying their alliance against a Saudi-led…
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Iran condemns Saudi attack on Yemen residential areas, calls for UN probe
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned a Saudi airstrike against residential areas in the Yemeni province of Sana’a, calling on the UN to step up efforts to put an…
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Iran FM, UN envoy urge end to humanitarian crisis in Yemen
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian foreign minister and UN envoy for Yemen have stressed the importance of finding comprehensive political solutions to end the humanitarian crisis in the impoverished…
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Spokesman: Yemen facing famine, starvation, human catastrophe
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Monday that continuation of war and aerial bombardments as well as besieging the Yemenis from air and sea has caused a huge population…
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Saudi deputy crown prince: No talks with Iran, no halt in Yemen airstrikes
EghtesadOnline: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman has rejected the possibility of normalization of ties with Iran, after Tehran announces the possibility of deescalati…
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Iran’s defense chief rejects US claim of sending arms to Yemen
EghtesadOnline: Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has rejected the US allegation that Tehran is sending weapons to Yemen, saying the claims were made as Washington continues…
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Iran urges swift end to Saudi aggression against Yemen
EghtesadOnline: On the second anniversary of Saudi Arabia’s brutal military aggression against Yemen, the Iranian Foreign Ministry says war and bloodshed must immediately end in the impoverished…
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Amnesty International condemns US, UK over Yemen arms
EghtesadOnline: Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the United States and Britain for transferring arms to Saudi Arabia to use in its war in Yemen, Western media reported.
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Iran condemns escalation of attacks on Yemen residential areas
EghtesadOnline: Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi on Saturday said escalation of attacks on several Yemeni residential units is violation of human rights and should be investigated…
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U.S. Military Deepens Yemen Role With Escalating Strikes Against Al-Qaeda Affiliate
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. military is deepening its involvement in Yemen, with escalating counterterrorism strikes targeting an al-Qaeda affiliate that’s gained ground in the chaos of the country’s…
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Larijani: National unity only solution to Syrian, Yemeni crises
EghtesadOnline: Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in Tehran on Saturday underlined that the Syrian crisis does not have a military solution, but…
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Iran not supplying arms to Yemeni fighters: Spokeaman
EghtesadOnline: Iran has provided Yemeni fighters with no weapons, says Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi, rejecting as irrelevant allegations against the Islamic Republic’s interference…
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U.S. military releases, withdraws old Islamist video from Yemen raid
EghtesadOnline: In an awkward reversal, the U.S. military promptly withdrew an old video by Islamist militants it had released on Friday as evidence that a fatal raid in Yemen by American special…
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S. Arabian FM's empty rhetoric rooted in heavy defeat in Yemen: Spokesman
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Friday that unfounded claims by the Saudi Arabian foreign minister originated from heavy and repeated defeats of his country in…
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U.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was looking into whether more civilians were killed in a raid on al Qaeda in Yemen on the weekend, in the first operation authorized by…
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S. Arabia slaughtering Yemenis: Major cleric
EghtesadOnline: Tehran Temporary Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movehhedi-Kermani said that while Saudi Arabian foreign minister tells Iran not to interfere in Yemen’s internal…
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Yemen President Warns of No Peace Without Houthis’ Withdrawal
EghtesadOnline: Yemen President Abdurabuh Mansur Hadi said the country’s future may be reduced to “endless rounds of conflicts and wars” unless a peace deal requires Houthi rebels to withdraw…
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Saudi Arabia denies U.S. moves to curb military support over Yemen
EghtesadOnline: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir denied on Sunday reports that the United States had decided to limit military support, including a planned arms sale, to the kingdom.
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Deputy FM urges ICRC to increase activities in Syria, Yemen
EghtesadOnline: Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi referred to disastrous situation of people in Syria and Yemen and urged the International Committee of…
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Saudi-led Coalition Declares 48-hour-ceasefire in Yemen
EghtesadOnline: The Saudi-led military coalition declared a 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen on Saturday, on the condition that Shiite rebels abide by it and allow humanitarian assistance into besieged…