A war in Yemen will inevitably spill into the territory of other countries, the Chairman for the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security of the Iranian Parliament warned.

MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� War in�Yemen against�ethnic Houthi militants will backfire on�Saudi Arabia and end in�failure, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, Chairman for�the Committee for�Foreign Policy and National Security of�the Iranian Parliament, said on�Thursday.
On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia announced the launch of�a military operation against�Houthis in�Yemen. Several other nations, including Bahrain, Qatar and Egypt, are participating.

"The smoke from�the flames of�this war will strike Saudis� eyes, forcing them to�immediately stop this war," Boroujerdi said in�a statement as�quoted by�the Islamic Consultative Assembly of�Iran on�its news website.

According to�the official, a war in�Yemen will inevitably spill into�the territory of�other countries.The lawmaker stressed that Saudi Arabia's responsibility for�a new war demonstrates that it �does not care about�the problems of�the Muslim world.�

Boroujerdi outlined the role of�the United States in�the conflict stating that, "Washington has a role to�play in�this situation, the Arab League countries could not act without�the consent of�the United States."

Boroujerdi called on�the Saudi-led coalition to�immediately end its military operation, pointing out�that the internal political and ethnic tribal disagreements in�Yemen can only be solved by�diplomatic means.
The official death toll during�airstrikes on�residential areas in�Yemen�s capital has reached 65, a representative from�the local authorities told Sputnik on�Thursday.
The Houthi militants had taken control of�large areas in�Yemen, forcing President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and his government to�resign in�late January.

Hadi was under�house arrest in�Sanaa before�he fled to�Aden in�February, disavowing his resignation.

By Sputnik News