Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian diplomat, has said in an interview with China�s CCTV that the question of Yemen is a historical Arab issue which has nothing to do with Iran.

He further said: �The Houthis ruled in Yemen for 1,000 years. About 50 years ago, Egypt�s invasion of Yemen caused a regime change in the Arab country. From the 1960s onward, the Houthis have struggled to return to power.

�These have all happened prior to Iran�s revolution and have nothing to do with Iran, but the Saudi aggression on Yemen saw the Houthis unite with Iran. Iran is concerned about the possible alternative to the Houthis � al Qaeda � in Yemen. By undermining the Houthis, the US and Saudi Arabia are in fact helping al Qaeda dominate Yemen.�

By IFP