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Tehran: Saudi strikes on Yemen violate principles of UN Charter
Iran’s Foreign Ministry in a statement on Monday said Saudi Arabia’s deadly attacks on various parts of Yemen violate fundamental principles of the United Nations’ Charter.
The ministry strongly condemned the Saudi airstrikes on a market in Taiz Province on Sunday afternoon, which killed more than 50 people and wounded dozens, as well as airstrikes on the cities of Khab and Al-Shaaf.
It said the continued violation of Yemen’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity, along with aggressive operations against the country’s cities and villages as well as the continuation of economic blockade of the country violate fundamental principles of the UN Charter and runs counter to Islamic principles and teachings.
The ministry reiterated Iran’s principled position on the situation in Yemen and said Tehran is ready to help resolve the differences between the two Arab neighboring countries.
Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree has announced that Saudi fighter jets carried out two attacks on the main market around noon local time in Taiz, killing and injuring approximately 50 civilians.
Saree also noted that the same jets carried out four additional attacks on the province of Jawf, as well as strikes on the Khabb and Al-Shaaf districts.
Saree warned that the unjust shedding of civilian blood would carry “huge costs” for the Saudi regime.
According to Yemeni military sources, the Saudi regime has carried out over 1,059 attacks on Yemen since July, following a Saudi strike on the main airport in the capital, Sana’a, which triggered a new round of intense conflict between the two countries.
In response to the relentless Saudi aggression, the Yemeni Armed Forces have launched a lightning offensive, seizing control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast, including the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The Yemeni military has also imposed a blockade on Saudi energy exports, severely compounding the economic pressure already exerted by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz to US-linked shipping.