Iran Press/Iran news: “I said this on the crisis in Yemen in April 2015. Today, after untold human suffering and war crimes by the Saudi coalition and its US accomplices, and efforts to whitewash their crimes with absurd allegations against Iran,” Mohammad-Javad Zarif wrote in a tweet on Friday to express his regret over the continuation of Yemeni people’s suffering as we approach the fourth anniversary of the Saudi-imposed war on Yemen.
Zarif had tweeted back in April 2015 that “war on Yemen must be stopped. We urge ceasefire, humanitarian assistance, intra-Yemeni dialogue and establishment of broad-based government", Iran press reported.
In today’s tweet, Zarif noted that Iran's “four-point plan still remains the only viable option.”
The four-point plan, submitted to then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2015, includes 1) Ceasefire and an immediate end to all foreign military attacks; 2) Unimpeded urgent humanitarian and medical assistance to the people of Yemen; 3) Resumption of Yemeni-lead and Yemeni-owned national dialogue, with the participation of the representatives of all political parties and social groups; and 4) Establishment of an inclusive national unity government.
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Saudi Arabia, with the support of the United States, the United Arab Emirates and several other countries, has engaged in military aggression against Yemen and ground sieges, naval and air strikes since March 2015. The war initiated by Saudi Arabia and its allies in Yemen has killed more than 14,000 Yemeni people, injured tens of thousands and displaced millions of Yemenis.
The United States, and major European countries, including the UK and France, provide Saudi Arabia with various types of support, most importantly arms sales to Riyadh.
According to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), since the beginning of the intervention led by Saudi Arabia and its' allies in Yemen in 2015, about 2,400 children have been killed and 3,600 maimed in Yemen.
The military aggression by Saudi Arabia has also affected Yemen by resulting in a severe food and medicine shortage in the country.
Saudi Arabia has been using the precision-guided weapons provided by Washington to strike civilian targets in Yemen.
The airstrikes prompted strong criticisms from human rights activists and organizations across the world, with many countries, including Iran, condemning the killing.
CNN reported that the weapon used to kill the Yemeni children was a 500-pound (227 kilogram) laser-guided MK 82 bomb made by American arms manufacturer, Lockheed Martin. 105
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