Iran news: According to an Iran Press report, speaking on Thursday night, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghassemi appreciated the agreement reached regarding the port city of Hudaydah and said the agreement showed all Yemeni groups participating in the peace talks realized the depth of the impending catastrophe, and the dire situation of the Yemeni people.
Ghassemi expressed hope that the port of Hudaydah and other sea and airports including the San'a airport, would be ready soon to receive much-needed humanitarian aids, to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman added: "We hope that the reached agreement will soon be implemented within the timeframe set out, and pave the way for the next round of peace talks, and a final peace agreement between the two sides.
Commenting on Iran's role, Bahram Ghassemi said: "The Islamic Republic of Iran has played a constructive role in the implementation of the Yemeni-Yemeni dialogue in Sweden, in line with its responsible approach to regional crises. We hope that war and bloodshed stops, and we reach a final solution to the Yemen crisis."
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The spokesman and chief negotiator for Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement, Mohammed Abdul-Salam on Thursday, after the end of negotiations, announced an agreement to establish a ceasefire in the port city of-Hudaydah.
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Earlier on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated Iran's support for the intra-Yemeni peace talks in Stockholm.
"Iran welcomes initial agreements between Yemeni parties in Stockholm under supervision of UNSG (Secretary-General of the United Nations) envoy, and strongly supports continuation of talks to achieve a final accord on all issues. It is well past time for foreign aggressors to end their airstrikes & crimes against humanity," he tweeted.
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Since March 2015, Saudi Arabia and some of its Arab allies have been carrying out deadly airstrikes against the Ansarullah movement in an attempt to restore power to fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.
Despite nearly four years of military aggression, and the use of advanced American weaponry, and full military and logistic support from Washington, Saudi Arabia and its allies have not been successful militarily. The Saudi-UAE coalition has been unable to conquer the key port city of Hudaydah, despite a green light from the Americans, and despite the use of all military power at its disposal. In the end, the Saudis were forced to sit round the negotiating table.
Following the peace negotiations in Sweden, and an agreed halt to all military operations in Hudaydah, ships carrying humanitarian goods are now able to dock in Hudaydah port, delivering much-needed food, medicines, and other essential items. This represents a huge victory for the Houthi-Ansarullah movement of Yemen, and a resounding humiliating defeat for the Saudi-UAE coalition.
It is worth noting that the Ansarullah movement has now been recognized by both the United Nations, and the former government of fugitive president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi. This confirms the legitimacy of the Ansarullah movement, and the popular forces of Yemen. This is something that Saudi Arabia and its allies were not prepared to recognize just a few months ago.
San'a airport is still under the control of the legitimate government of Yemen, the Ansarullah movement and the popular forces. This counts as another embarrassing defeat for the Saudis, and their backers.
Extensive war crimes committed by Saudi Arabia and its backers in Yemen have become an international fiasco - a debacle - and an indelible mark of shame for Riyadh and its Western backers, particularly the United States of America.
Images of Saudi war crimes in Yemen have caused acute embarrassment in Washington - so much so that the House and Senate have now passed resolutions admonishing Donald Trump and his administration for aiding and abetting war crimes in Yemen, requiring the administration to halt all weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. The belated action by the Senate has been cold comfort for the Yemeni people though, who have seen their country devastated and their loved ones killed in a senseless war which has dragged on for nearly four years.
Over 14,000 Yemenis, including thousands of women and children, have lost their lives in the deadly Saudi military campaign which has dragged on for years. International pressure has been mounting to halt the war.
The last round of talks, hosted by Kuwait in 2016, collapsed after more than three months of negotiations with no breakthroughs being achieved.
Political talks to resolve the Yemeni crisis have so far failed because of Saudi Arabia's obstruction, and Riyadh's lack of desire for peace.
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