US in No Position to Lecture Yemenis, Iranians on Bilateral Ties: Ministry Spokesman
Thursday, 22 October 2020 7:19 PM
Press TV
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman reacts to interventionist remarks by a US official commenting on Iran�s relations with Yemen, saying Washington had better end its now-years-long atrocities against the impoverished nation than advise it on its ties with the outside world.
�The US has underwritten 5yrs of Saudi-led slaughter in Yemen,� Saeed Khatibzadeh tweeted on Thursday.
US is thus in NO position to lecture Yemenis & Iranians abt their bilat ties.
He was referring to the United States� unreserved military, logistical, and political support for the 2015 war that Saudi Arabia and its allies have waged against Yemen to restore the country�s Riyadh-allied officials.
The war has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis and forced the Arab world�s already poorest country close to the edge of outright famine. The overall situation has, according to the United Nations, turned Yemen into the scene of the world�s �worst� humanitarian crisis.
�Its (the US�) abuse of diplo (diplomatic) cover is also notorious: just ask ex-spymaster @SecPompeo (US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo),� Khatibzadeh added, referring to Washington�s political patronage for the conflagration that has been facilitated by former CIA chief and current top diplomat Pompeo among other senior American officials.
�US is thus in NO position to lecture Yemenis & Iranians abt (about) their bilat (bilateral) ties,� the Iranian official added, declaring, �Better to end your crimes & malign presence in our region.�
Khatibzadeh�s comments came a day after US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus issued a raft of meddlesome remarks on Iran-Yemen bilateral relations.
She had addressed Iran�s recent appointment of Hassan Irloo as its new ambassador to Yemen, claiming that the Islamic Republic had �smuggled� the official into the Yemeni capital Sana�a. This is while Khatibzadeh himself has verified the appointment and Iran�s reputable news agencies have widely reported on the development.
Ortagus also alleged that Irloo was representing Iran to Yemen�s Houthi �militias.� The Yemeni popular defense movement, also known as Ansarullah, took over managing the country�s affairs after Yemen�s former Saudi-backed government fled to Riyadh amid a power crisis and refused to stay behind and negotiate power with the Houthis.
The Houthis have also been defending their country against the Saudi-led and US-backed war by allying themselves with the Yemeni Army and popular committees, something that has won the praise of the nation and rallied it around the cause of resistance.
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