Iranian official: Yemen defends itself against illegitimate foreign aggression

CAIRO, Feb. 18 (YPA) – Head of the Office for the Protection of the Interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Cairo backed Yemeni people in response to the statement issued by the Executive Council of Ministers of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.

The nation that has been defending itself for seven years against illegitimate foreign aggression is neither terrorist nor aggressor, Nasser Kanani said in a statement on Thursday.

He said that it is obvious that the part of the council’s statement that has attacked Yemeni people and criticized the Islamic Republic of Iran’s support for them is the Saudi minister’s point of view.

But it is surprising that why others have allowed such a stance be published and have let the massacre of thousands of innocent Yemenis, children in particular, be overlooked in a religious meeting, Kanani underlined.

Saudi Arabia’s viewpoint was not a criterion for judgement in the case of the war in Yemen, he noted, adding that the public opinion and the awakened conscience will judge.

E.M