Iran�s foreign ministry spokesperson called on the US to stop lecturing Iran and Yemen on their bilateral ties, urging Washington to instead end its malign presence in the region.





�The US has underwritten 5yrs of Saudi-led slaughter in Yemen. Its abuse of diplo cover is also notorious: just ask ex-spymaster @SecPompeo. US is thus in NO position to lecture Yemenis & Iranians about their bilat ties. Better to end your crimes & malign presence in our region,� Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a tweet on Thursday.

His comments came a day after US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus issued a raft of meddlesome remarks on Iran-Yemen bilateral relations.

She had addressed Iran�s recent appointment of Hassan Irloo as its new ambassador to Yemen, claiming that the Islamic Republic had �smuggled� the official into the Yemeni capital Sana�a. This is while Khatibzadeh himself has verified the appointment and Iran�s reputable news agencies have widely reported on the development.

Ortagus also alleged that Irloo was representing Iran to Yemen�s Houthi �militias.� The Yemeni popular defense movement, also known as Ansarullah, took over managing the country�s affairs after Yemen�s former Saudi-backed government fled to Riyadh amid a power crisis and refused to stay behind and negotiate power with the Houthis.

The Houthis have also been defending their country against the Saudi-led and US-backed war by allying themselves with the Yemeni army and Popular Committees, something that has won the praise of the nation and rallied it around the cause of resistance.


 

Source: Tasnim