Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei calls for end to aggression against Yemen

Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei says a halt to the military aggression against Yemen and foreign meddling in the country is the only solution to the crisis plaguing the Arabian Peninsula state.

The Supreme Leader made the remarks in a meeting with Turkish President Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Tuesday.

The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said the crisis in Yemen is one of the problems in the Muslim world and stressed, “The stance of the Islamic Republic with regard to all countries including Yemen is opposition to foreign intervention. Therefore, from our point of view, the solution to the crisis in Yemen is also the halt of foreign intervention and attacks against the people of this country.”

Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei further stressed that the “Yemenis should decide the future of their country,” adding, “Today, the United States and the Zionists are happy with differences among Muslim countries and the solution to these problems is cooperation between the Islamic countries and taking practical and constructive measures.”

The Supreme Leader also stressed that regional countries will not benefit from trusting the West and the US, adding that everyone can clearly see the outcome of the measures taken by the West in the region which is to the detriment of the region and Islam.

Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei further referred to developments in Iraq and Syria and violent acts of terrorist groups in these countries, adding that those who fail to see the role of the enemy in the crises in these countries have deceived themselves.

The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said the US and the Israeli regime are most satisfied with the developments in the region and do not want an end to the scourge of the ISIL Takfiri group.

“Who supports these currents financially and logistically?” the Supreme Leader asked, pointing to the brutalities by the ISIL Takfiri group and other terrorist groups in the region.

The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei further stressed the need for the expansion of relations between Iran and Turkey, adding, “The strength of every Muslim country is, indeed, the strength of the Islamic world and the policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is that the Islamic countries should strengthen each other.”

Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei then pointed to the phenomenon of the “Islamic awakening” and the insatiable thirst of the nations for Islam as main reasons for the rising sensitivity of the enemies, saying “For a while now, the enemies of Islam have launched their counterattack against this awakening and the unfortunate reality is that some Muslim governments are betraying (the others) and putting their money and facilities at the service of the enemy.”

Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei further touched upon the current situation in Iraq and highlighted Iran’s assistance to the Iraqi government in its battle against the terrorists, saying, “Iran has no military presence in Iraq, but the two nations of Iran and Iraq have historic, deep-rooted, and very close relations.”

Heading a high-ranking delegation, Erdogan arrived in Tehran earlier in the day on an official one-day visit to hold talks with senior statesmen of the Islamic Republic.

The Turkish president also held talks with the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran’s Sa’daabad Complex.