TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s assassination of Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahawi and eight senior officials in airstrikes on Sana’a, declaring that such “terrorist crimes” will never weaken the Yemeni nation’s steadfast backing for the Palestinian cause.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and the Iranian Army have issued strong condemnations of Israel’s latest airstrikes on Yemen, which killed Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahawi of the National Government of Change and Construction along with eight other senior officials.

In a statement on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry described the assassinations as “terrorist atrocities” and “heinous acts of deadly aggression,” stressing that they constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of revenge designed to weaken Yemen’s support for Palestine.

The ministry called on the international community to take urgent, decisive action to stop Israel’s “roguishness” and “lawless behavior.” It warned that Tel Aviv’s actions would not deter the Yemeni nation but rather deepen public outrage across the Muslim world against the Zionist regime and its main backer, the United States.

“These crimes will not break the Yemeni people’s resolve,” the statement read. “Instead, they will fuel even greater hatred and resistance against Israel and its supporters.”

The ministry urged global organizations and governments to fulfill their responsibility to hold Israel’s “criminal ringleaders” accountable and prevent further bloodshed.

IRGC vows response by Resistance Forces

On Sunday, the IRGC issued its own statement, branding the airstrikes as a “blatant war crime” and a clear example of state terrorism. The force said the “evil and racist” Zionist regime had once again revealed its “savage and anti-human nature” through the killings in Sana’a.

“The dark face of the Zionist criminals has been exposed once more,” the IRGC declared, warning that Israel’s actions, backed fully by Washington and enabled by international silence, threaten both regional and global security.

The IRGC vowed that Resistance movements across the region—particularly Yemen’s resilient people—would deliver a “crushing response” to the assassinations. It also called on Muslim governments and human rights bodies to abandon inaction and take firm, practical measures to stop Israel’s crimes and support both the Yemeni and Palestinian peoples.

Iran’s Army: Israel a threat to humanity

In a separate statement, Iran’s Army echoed the condemnations, warning that Israel’s escalation in Yemen showed the regime to be a “rogue and criminal entity” that poses a grave danger to humanity.

Offering condolences to the Yemeni nation, the Army said the assassinations underscored Israel’s “savage, criminal, and inhumane” character. It cautioned that, unless contained, Israel’s aggression would lead to “mounting wars and acts of terror” throughout the region.

Yemen’s president, Mahdi al-Mashat, delivered a fiery address in response to the assassinations, warning Tel Aviv of severe consequences.

“Our revenge does not sleep, and dark days await you,” he declared. “You will not taste security after today.”

The latest Israeli strikes in Sana’a left several senior Yemeni officials wounded in addition to killing Al-Rahawi and eight others. The attacks follow months of near-daily operations by Yemen’s Armed Forces against sensitive Israeli sites, launched in retaliation for Israel’s war on Gaza, which began in October 2023.

Iranian officials warned that the targeted killing of Yemen’s prime minister marked a dangerous escalation in Israel’s campaign, designed to deter regional actors from resisting its ongoing assault on the Palestinian people.