[caption id="attachment_150722" align="alignright" width="155"] Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.[/caption]
A senior Iranian diplomat says the decision by the United States and Britain to close their embassies in the Yemeni capital is a rushed but purposeful move.
“The move (embassy closures) is hasty and purposeful,” Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony held to mark the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran on Wednesday.

“What is happening in Yemen is an internal issue and is related to all Yemenis, and the United Nations the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council can realistically contribute to stability and security in Yemen and the [Middle East] region,” he said

Fighters of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement gained control of the capital city of Sana’a in September 2014. The revolutionaries say the former government was incapable of establishing security and had permanently failed in managing the administrative affairs of the impoverished Arab country.

“Yemen belongs to all Yemenis and Ansarullah (movement) is taking steps with a view to helping the political process to yield results while at the same time fighting corruption and terrorism,” the Iranian official said, adding that the Shia movement is conducting the process wisely and heeds public demands.

Noting that the recent developments in Yemen have improved security in the Middle East, Amir-Abdollahian said political changes in the Yemeni capital Sana'a have made conditions more difficult for the terrorists.

He added that Iran supports independence and national unity in Yemen as it views Yemen's security as the entire Middle East region.

On Wednesday, France decided to close its embassy in Yemen after a similar move by Britain and the United States over what they call security concerns in the Arab country, where the Ansarullah revolutionaries have taken control of the capital, Sana’a.

Ansarullah fighters gained control of Sana’a in September 2014, following a four-day battle with army forces loyal to General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, the half-brother of the country’s former dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh.

The Ansarullah revolutionaries say the Yemeni government has been incapable of properly running the affairs of the country and providing security. Before gaining control of the capital, Ansarullah had set a deadline for the political parties to put aside differences and fill the power vacuum, but the deadline was missed without any change in the political scene of the country.

By Press TV