At the very least 53 individuals, principally girls and kids, have been killed and 101 others wounded after the US carried out the primary assaults in opposition to Yemen since President Donald Trump took workplace in January. The US launched its large-scale navy strikes on the Yemeni capital Sana’a and a number of different provinces throughout the nation on Saturday evening.
“We are going to reply decisively to any aggression in opposition to Iran’s territorial integrity and its nationwide safety and pursuits. There isn’t a doubt about this,” Esmaeil Baghaei advised reporters at his weekly press convention on Monday.
Trump, in a press release on Saturday, mentioned the US holds Iran “totally accountable” for its assist for Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance motion. He acknowledged assist for the motion should “finish instantly,” warning that Washington will maintain Tehran totally accountable.
Baghaei added that the Yemeni authorities and folks independently make selections concerning the measures they deem essential to assist the reliable resistance of the Palestinian individuals.
He condemned the US act of aggression in opposition to Yemen Yemen as a violation of all of the rules of the United Nations Constitution and worldwide regulation.
The Iranian spokesman known as on the worldwide neighborhood, Muslim international locations, and the Group of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take swift motion concerning the US assault.
In response to a query about Trump’s letter to Iran, Baghaei mentioned the US sends “very contradictory” messages.
“Concurrently with its expression of readiness for negotiations, the US imposed in depth sanctions on varied Iranian business and manufacturing sectors,” he continued.
Washington’s phrases don’t match its actions, he mentioned, referring to the Treasury Division’s newest sanctions on Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad and a few vessels which are a part of a fleet concerned within the Iranian crude oil exports.
The Iranian spokesman reiterated that the US has failed to stay dedicated to its obligations over the previous 10-15 years, including that Washington raised the difficulty of talks simply as a political means and psychological warfare and never as a option to clear up disputes.
“Our response is obvious,” Baghaei asserted, including that Iran at the moment has no intention to publicize the small print of Trump’s letter, dismissing speculations on this regard.
Iran would reply to the letter by the suitable channels after finishing the opinions, the diplomat mentioned.
He rejected any hyperlink between the Iranian Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi’s quick “pre-planned” go to to Oman on Sunday and the US letter, saying regional international locations ought to maintain intensive consultations given the very hasty developments within the area.
Baghaei additional mentioned the Trump administration’s attainable journey restrictions for the residents of dozens of nations, primarily Muslim states, clearly reveals the US’s racism and racist discrimination primarily based on faith, ethnicity and nationality.
“The journey ban on Iranian nationals to the US can also be a transparent signal of hostility and animosity of American politicians and policymakers in the direction of the Iranian nation,” he emphasised.
He added that the transfer is a part of the US strain techniques in opposition to Iran which have been carried out in varied varieties at totally different instances.
