U.S., UK Blame Others to Conceal ‘Shameful’ Complicity
TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Iran has firmly rejected fresh U.S. and British allegations that Tehran was sending missiles to Yemen, saying the two countries are seeking to whitewash their "shameful” complicity the atrocities being committed against the Yemeni people by leveling "false” charges against others.
Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations was reacting to remarks by U.S. and British ambassadors to the UN during a Security Council meeting on Yemen Tuesday.
"The fact is that the war of aggression of Saudi Arabia in Yemen is the main underlying reason for the escalation of the crisis,” the mission said.
"It is regrettable that Saudi Arabia and its warmonger supporters, as the main party responsible for such a catastrophic humanitarian situation, are trying to cover up their shameful crimes by introducing false charges against others or trying to spread the crisis beyond Yemen’s borders,” it added.
Several Western countries, the U.S. and the UK in particular, are accused of being complicit in the aggression against Yemen as they supply the Riyadh regime with advanced weapons and military equipment.
Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations was reacting to remarks by U.S. and British ambassadors to the UN during a Security Council meeting on Yemen Tuesday.
"The fact is that the war of aggression of Saudi Arabia in Yemen is the main underlying reason for the escalation of the crisis,” the mission said.
"It is regrettable that Saudi Arabia and its warmonger supporters, as the main party responsible for such a catastrophic humanitarian situation, are trying to cover up their shameful crimes by introducing false charges against others or trying to spread the crisis beyond Yemen’s borders,” it added.
Several Western countries, the U.S. and the UK in particular, are accused of being complicit in the aggression against Yemen as they supply the Riyadh regime with advanced weapons and military equipment.