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Iran says Saudi coalition against Yemen had ‘unwarranted illusion’

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said that the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen had a kind of ‘unwarranted illusion’.

Iran lauds global awareness to Yemen disaster

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has praised global awareness about the calamities of the Saudi-led war on Yemen, expressing hope that it would help end the war in the country.

By Nicholas Kristof

So, I Asked People in Saudi Arabia About Their Mad, Murderous Crown Prince

The U.S. has leverage over Riyadh. Let’s use it.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — It’s awkward to find yourself in a police state interviewing people about their leader’s penchant for starving children, torturing women or dismembering critics.

Iran welcomes preliminary deals between Yemeni warring sides

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Thursday that Tehran welcomes preliminary deals between the warring Yemeni sides, describing them as “promising” for continuation of talks.

Iran welcomes preliminary deals between Yemeni warring sides

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed the agreements and understandings reached between the Yemeni warring sides brokered by the United Nations Secretary-General in Sweden.

UN chief: Yemen’s Houthis, ex-govt. agree to ceasefire in Hudaydah 

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the Yemeni warring parties have reached an agreement on a ceasefire in the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, as a new round of peace talks aimed at ending nearly four years of a brutal Saudi-led war on its southern neighbor came to a close in Sweden.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Yemen peace talks in Stockholm; the tale of negotiators with no authority

The Peace talks between Yemeni government delegation and Houthi representatives has begun since Thursday in Sweden. This is the third round of peace negotiations between the two sides, undergoing talks that had not been resolved in the past because of the abusive Saudi rulers.

By Atiyeh Ghoshoni

Violation of women's rights and claims of human rights: Yemeni and Gazan women suffer from war

TEHRAN - From antiquity to the present, women have always faced various types of violence. According to a report from the World Health Organization one in three women experience violence, most likely from their intimate partner.

Zarif on Yemen: High time aggressors end crimes against humanity

TEHRAN – It is well past time for foreign aggressors to end their airstrikes and crimes against humanity, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday, referring to the Saudi-led military campaign against Yemen.

Jaberi Ansari, Schmid discuss Syrian, Yemeni issues

TEHRAN – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister for political affairs, met on Monday with Secretary General of European External Action Service Helga Schmid in Brussels to discuss the Syrian and Yemeni issues and the prospects for the future of the two countries.

by Eli Clifton

GOP Purse Strings Held by Saudi Lobbyist

Last month, Republican members of the House blocked a vote on legislation introduced by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) to end the U.S. role in supporting the Saudi-led war in Yemen.

Iran insists it backs inter-Yemeni dialogue

TEHRAN – The Foreign Ministry on Sunday reiterated the long-held position by Tehran that Iran supports inter-Yemeni talks without any foreign interference.

Academics are flag-bearers of fighting U.S. tyranny, cleric says

TEHRAN – Tehran Friday prayer leader Ayatollah Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani says university students and academics are the flag-bearers of fighting against U.S. oppression and tyranny.

Iran backs upcoming Yemeni-Yemeni talks in Stockholm

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has offered the country’s support for the upcoming Yemen talks in Sweden, calling on all Yemeni sides to have a “constructive and responsible” engagement in the Stockholm talks with the goal of putting an end to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

Iran only expresses spiritual support to Yemenis: defense chief

TEHRAN – On Saturday, Defense Minister Amir Hatami reiterated Tehran’s long held policy that Iran’s support for the Yemenis is purely “spiritual”.

Zarif says Iran’s four-point plan is still viable option for Yemen crisis

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated on Friday that Iran’s four-point plan is still the only viable option to resolve the Yemeni crisis.

By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas

Iran is a role model for uniting Muslim states: Indonesian scholar

TEHRAN – Akmal Kamil, Deputy Head of Research and Education at Islamic Cultural Center Jakarta, believes that Iran is a role model for uniting Muslim countries around the world.

Leader says Iran is an example of progress

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the Iranian people and the Islamic Republic system present examples of progress to the Islam world.

Kharrazi: We have no choice but to resist sanctions 

Despite claims, U.S. sanctioning the Iranian people not the government, Kharrazi says

TEHRAN - The U.S. claims that it has sanctioned Iran’s government, but in fact the people of Iran are being sanctioned, said Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in an interview with France24 broadcast on Wednesday.

By Seyedeh Mahdieh Qoreishi

Saudi Arabia, a dilemma over ruling colonial or police state 

TEHRAN - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) announced the kickoff of Saudi Arabia’s massive Vision 2030 economic reform when implementation of these reforms required maximum stability and control of the country.

Obama lieutenants admit responsibility for involving U.S. in Yemen war: Washington Post

Top Obama administration officials have drafted a letter acknowledging their responsibility for initiating U.S. involvement in Yemen’s destructive civil war and calling for the Trump administration to halt America’s role in the conflict, the Washington Post reported on Monday.

Iranians united against U.S. pressure: Kharrazi

TEHRAN - Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, said on Thursday that the Iranians have stood unitedly against the U.S. pressures and sanctions.

‘Have you no shame’, Zarif tells Pompeo

TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday asked his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo that “have you no shame” for the Saudi starvation of the Yemeni people.

Iran, Trinidad and Tobago friendly confirmed

TEHRAN - Iran national football team will play Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly match on Nov. 15.

By Hassan Rouhani

Europe should work with Iran to counter U.S. unilateralism

The world faces a myriad of challenges, including economic issues, social crises, the predicament of refugees, xenophobia, terrorism and extremism.