Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian stated his optimism Tuesday afternoon that Saudi air strikes in Yemen would cease “in the coming hours”, Iranian state-owned media outlet IRIB reported.
Speaking before a trilateral meeting with his counterparts from Switzerland and Syria in Tehran, he further expressed optimism “that we will see different Yemeni groups sit at the negotiating table in the coming hours”.
Iran has constantly called upon the Saudi-led coalition to stop air strikes in Yemen, warning it would “be struck in the back by this issue”. The country submitted a peace plan to the United Nations that was widely rejected.
Most parties involved do not consider Iran to be a neutral peace broker. It is accused by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and their allies of backing the Shi’a Houthi militia, politically and militarily.
