Airstrikes in Yemen a ‘mistake’ : Iran

FILE – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Reuters)

Iran’s president has warned Saudi Arabia and its allies that their airstrikes’ campaign in Yemen is a “mistake” and called for a halt to the strikes.

Hassan Rouhani said Thursday that such campaigns are “wrong” and cited examples of Syria and Iraq.

He did not single out any country in particular but said, “You learned that it was wrong. You will learn, not later but soon, that you are making mistake in Yemen, too.”

He also called for a ceasefire in Yemen to allow for a ceasefire and broad-based talks on resolving the crisis.

For two weeks now, a campaign by a Saudi-led coalition has tried to stop a power grab by Iranian-backed Shiite rebels who have seized much of the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country.

Tehran and the rebels deny that Iran is arming them.

Source:: Indian Express