The Islamic Republic of Iran supports any practical efforts to lift blockade, establish a ceasefire and start Yemeni-Yemeni talks without foreign interference, the foreign ministry said in the statement on Thursday.
The destructive war and cruel blockade of Saudi-led coalition against the Yemeni people enters its eighth year as Yemen has faced with the greatest human catastrophe of the century and civilians, women and innocent children directly and indirectly have mostly been targeted as a result of war in Yemen. This war has led to the destruction of vial infrastructures and facilities of health, economic and education sectors of this country, it added.
The Saudi aggressor coalition has not been satisfied with bombardment of Yemen in the last seven years and is imposing the worst economic war by using inhuman and illegal blockade as a leverage to gain political and military concessions, the statement said.
This inhumane crime of Saudi-led aggressor coalition continues to violate all international law and human rights under the shadow of the continued sale of weapons by Western and American supporters and the application of double standards and a biased view in the UN Security Council, it added.
The Islamic Republic of Iran supports any fair and practical efforts and initiatives to lift the blockade, establish a ceasefire and start Yemeni-Yemeni talks without foreign interference in the light of the UN Special Representative's efforts, the statement concluded.
The Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) confirmed earlier this week that the Saudi-led war coalition has confiscated yet another emergency fuel ship bound for the Red Sea port of Hudaydah, a lifeline for millions of Yemenis which has been tightly controlled by Saudi Arabia.
The company announced that the vessel was impounded despite being inspected and holding entry permits from the United Nations, Yemen’s Al-Masirah news network reported on Tuesday.
Over the past one and a half years, the Saudi-led coalition has held dozens of ships, blocking Yemen’s much-needed fuel imports amid a crippling siege.
The act of maritime piracy has deteriorated the humanitarian situation in Yemen, while much of the country’s vital sectors, including hospitals as well as electricity and water services, have already come to a halt.
More than 23 million Yemenis face hunger, disease, and other life-threatening risks as the country’s basic services and economy are collapsing, according to the UN Office for Humanitarian Coordination (OCHA).
Saudi Arabia launched the devastating war against Yemen in March 2015 in collaboration with a number of its allies and with arms and logistics support from the US and several Western states.
The objective was to return to power the former Riyadh-backed regime and crush the popular Ansarullah resistance movement, which has been running state affairs in the absence of an effective government in Yemen.
The war has stopped well shy of all of its goals, despite killing tens of thousands of Yemenis and turning entire Yemen into the scene of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
Yemeni forces have continued to grow stronger in the face of the Saudi-led invaders, advancing toward strategic areas held by Saudi-led mercenaries, including Ma’rib province, and conducting several rounds of counterstrikes against Saudi Arabia and the UAE in recent months.
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