TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi warned that the Saudi airstrikes against Yemen are further strengthening the terrorist groups, specially the al-Qaeda.

"… undoubtedly, bombing Yemen doesn’t bring security and will further pave the ground for extremist and terrorist streams," Sarmadi told FNA on Tuesday.


He said while the Saudi-led coalition attacks against Yemen are reinvigorating the terrorist groups, Ansarullah is playing a pioneering role in fighting the al-Qaeda.


Stressing that military strikes will yield no result and should end at the earliest, Sarmadi said the aggressive nations should come to this belief that military operations are useless. "Once this belief is developed, time will be ripe for implementing political plans in Yemen with the partnership of all Yemeni groups," he added.


"There is no chance for one single group to rule Yemen; rather an all-inclusive government representing all political streams should be formed," the Iranian deputy foreign minister reiterated.


His remarks came after another Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian voiced optimism that the Saudi-led military strikes against Yemen would stop in coming hours.


"Following the efforts made, we are optimistic that the military strikes against Yemen come to a halt in coming hours," Amir Abdollahian said on Tuesday.


"We are optimistic that we will witness different Yemeni groups gather around the negotiating table in the next few hours and endeavor to strengthen the political process in the country," he added.


His remarks came after Iran sent a 4-step Yemen peace initiative to the UN chief last week.


Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, and demanded adoption of the necessary moves by the world body to put an immediate end to the bloodshed, describing the conditions on the ground in Yemen as "alarming".


"The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that all efforts, particularly those by the United Nations, should be guided, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations and fundamental principles of international humanitarian law, by the following objectives: 1. Ceasefire and an immediate end to all foreign military attacks; 2. Unimpeded urgent humanitarian and medical assistance to the people of Yemen; 3. Resumption of Yemeni-lead and Yemeni-owned national dialogue, with the participation of the representatives of all political parties and social groups; 4. Establishment of an inclusive national unity government," Zarif said in his letter.


Saudi Arabia has been striking Yemen for 27 days now to restore power to fugitive president Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh. The Saudi-led aggression has so far killed over 2,819 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children. The attacks have also left thousands of people injured.


Hadi stepped down in January and refused to reconsider the decision despite calls by Ansarullah revolutionaries of the Houthi movement.


Despite Riyadh's claims that it is bombing the positions of the Ansarullah fighters, Saudi warplanes are flattening residential areas and civilian infrastructures.


Five Persian Gulf States -- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait -- and Egypt that are also assisted by Israel and backed by the US declared war on Yemen in a joint statement issued on March 26.


By Fars News Agency