TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed the U.S. claim that Iran ships arms to Yemen, rejecting the accusations as “unfounded.”

Zarif’s comments came as the U.S. Secretary of States John Kerry claimed on Thursday during a visit to Saudi Arabia that Iran sends arms to Yemen.

“The U.S. has made itself an accomplice to Saudi Arabia’s inhuman war crimes against the innocent Yemeni people by such comments,” a statement carried on the official website of the Iranian foreign ministry quoted Zarif as having said on Friday. 

“Undoubtedly, Mr. Kerry knows better than others that the Saudi government has made all efforts to secure ceasefire in Yemen fail during the past year and a half,” he added.

He also said that it is the time for the U.S. government to learn from its mistakes in Iraq and Syria and stop turning a blind eye to reality.

The U.S. government’s policies in the Mideast region are losing credibility due to ignoring existing realities of the region, he added.

Elsewhere, Zarif said that Iran’s military capability is just for defense and does not pose any threat against any country.

“It is the ideological, financial and political source of the Takfiri terrorism that is threatening the region and the world and Mr. Kerry should be well aware of the causes and the source,” he said.

NA/PA