News – Middle East:  The National Delegation headed by Mohammed Abdulsalam met with the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran Muhammad Baqer Qalibaf.

During the meeting, Mohammed Abdulsalam explained that the US-Saudi aggression admitted its failure and reached a dead end, which made it tighten the economic siege on Yemen.

He stressed that the Yemeni People were able, despite the war, to achieve good achievements, and are currently in a stronger position than their enemies in various fields.

For his part, the head of the Iranian Shura Council said that the enemies of Yemen are turning the war into an economic war to increase the suffering of the citizens, but the courage and patience will lead to overcoming the problems.

He added that the Zionist entity, the United States and Saudi Arabia believed that they would succeed to subdue Yemeni people within 3 months, pointing out that Zionist entity and America only understand the language of force.

On Wednesday, the national Negotiating Delegation headed by Mohammed Abdulsalam met with Ali Akbar Velayati, Advisor to the Leader of the Iranian Revolution for International Affairs.

In the meeting, the head of National Delegation, Mohammed Abdulsalam, expressed his thanks to the Islamic Republic of Iran for its supportive stances and aspirations for the Yemeni people.

He stressed that Yemen's position was and still is based on fighting arrogance led by America and Israel, and "we are still steadfast, and we refuse to normalize relations with the enemy entity."

The adviser to Leader of Iranian Revolution for International Affairs Velayati, affirmed that Yemen will defeat the enemies' conspiracy, saying: "Our relations with you are deep, continuous and historical,"

He noted that the Yemeni people, despite all the problems and difficulties, are vigilant, and were able to present the true essence of fighting arrogance.

Recently, Iranian Foreign Minister’s Senior Advisor for Special Political Affairs, Ali Khaji, criticized Monday the UN bias in the Yemen crisis, and considered it to come in a path that contradicts the political process to resolve the crisis.
 
In a telephone conversation with the Swedish special representative for Yemen affairs,"Peter Smenibi, Khaji said that the UN bias would further deepen the mistrust between the parties to the conflict.

The two sides stressed the need to develop cooperation in the context of helping to solve the crisis in Yemen and end the current humanitarian catastrophe as soon as possible.

They had made a virtual call a while ago to discuss and exchange views on areas of joint cooperation between Iran and Sweden to help solve the Yemen crisis and end this humanitarian catastrophe quickly.