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Friday 8 May 2015 - 09:44
Story Code : 163886

Foolish Saudi attacks against Yemen doomed to failure: Iran official

Saudi Arabias foolish military aggression against Yemen is doomed to failure, says a senior Iranian official.

Al Saud will not achieve its goals in the aggression against Yemen, and their aggressive and foolish move in the region will face utter failure, said Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, who serves as a top military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on Thursday.

He pointed to the incapability of the Saudi forces to engage in ground warfare against Yemen, saying, If the Yemenis retaliate one day, nothing will remain of the rotten regime of Al Saud.
Major General Safavi also said, This regime (Saudi Arabia) is dependent on the United States and has not fired even a single bullet at the Zionist regime (Israel) to date.

He further noted that Riyadh has expended over USD 30 billion dollars on killing the Muslim and oppressed people of Yemen... in 40 days of military aggression."

Saudi Arabia has been carrying out military attacks against Yemen since March 26 - without a UN mandate - in a bid to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and to restore power to fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, who is a staunch ally of Riyadh.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh, May 7, 2015. ( AFP)[/caption]

The Al Saud regime has also been blocking the delivery of relief supplies to the people of Yemen in defiance of calls by international aid groups.

On Thursday, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir announced plans for a five-day ceasefire in its brutal war on Yemen with the ostensible aim of facilitating humanitarian aid to people in the impoverished Arab state. The Saudi foreign minister announced the decision at a press conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Riyadh on Thursday.

The Saudi official, however, did not comment on the exact date of the start of the so-called humanitarian pause.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] Airport officials and humanitarian workers inspect the damage done in airstrikes by Saudi Arabia to the tarmac of the international airport of Sanaa, May 5, 2015. ( AFP)[/caption]

The Saudi military campaign has reportedly claimed the lives of over 1,200 people so far and injured thousands of others. Hundreds of women and children are among the victims, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

By Press TV
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