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Iran's leader says Saudi air strikes causing genocide

Iran's leader on Thursday condemned as genocide the military intervention by its main regional rival Saudi Arabia in Yemen, escalating Tehran's rhetoric against the two-week-old air strike campaign.

 

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saudi Arabia would not emerge victorious from the war in Yemen, where Iran-allied Houthi fighters who control the capital Sanaa have been trying to seize the southern city of Aden from local militias.

 

Iran has repeatedly urged a halt in the air strikes and called for dialogue in Yemen, but Khamenei's comments are the most critical yet from Tehran about the offensive by Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies.

 

"This is a crime and genocide that can be prosecuted in international courts ... Riyadh will not emerge victorious in its aggression," Khamenei said.

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.09.15, 22:35