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Iran urges swift end to Saudi attacks on Yemen

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs

The Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs has called for an immediate end to Saudi Arabia’s air campaign against Yemen, saying the only solution out of the status quo in the Arab country would be for the Yemeni factions to engage in dialogue.

In a Thursday meeting with Qatar's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi in Doha, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian slammed Riyadh’s continued airstrikes against innocent Yemeni people as well as the impoverished country’s infrastructure.

The Iranian diplomat called on the Riyadh regime to immediately halt its aerial attacks on Yemen, describing intra-Yemeni dialogue involving all political factions as the only way out of the current situation in the Arab state.

Saudi Arabia has been pounding different areas in Yemen with airstrikes since March 26 without any authorization from the United Nations and heedless of international calls for the cessation of its deadly campaign against the Arabian Peninsula nation.

According to the United Nations, over 2,600 Yemeni people have been killed and at least 11,000 others injured in Saudi Arabia's airstrikes.

The senior Qatari official, for his part, highlighted the need for more cooperation between countries in the Middle East, saying Qatar is ready to expand its relations with Iran in various fields.

During the meeting, the two officials also exchanged views on ways to counter the threats posed by Takfiri extremist groups against regional states.

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