Local Editor

Iran condemned on Thursday the latest deadly extremist attacks in Yemen’s capital of Sana’a which killed 31 civilians, saying that the impoverished nation is being struck by the double predicament of terrorism inside the country and a foreign military aggression. 

In a statement on Thursday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham, condemned the multiple bombings that targeted three mosques in the capital, Sana’a, as well as the political bureau of the Houthi Ansarullah movement a day earlier.

"The oppressed people of Yemen are confronting and fighting the terrorists inside their country and military operations of foreign forces led by Saudi Arabia," Afkham said.

At least 31 people were killed and dozens more were injured in the attacks, which were claimed by the takfiri extremist group, "Daesh" ["ISIL"].

Afkham offered sympathy to the families of victims of the inhumane attacks and expressed hope for a stop to the US-led Saudi military aggression and a ceasefire soon in Yemen to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.

She called on international organizations to focus specifically on the "continuous and smooth delivery of humanitarian aid to the fasting Yemeni people during the holy month of Ramadan." 

The US-led Saudi military aggression against Yemen began on March 26 -- without a UN mandate -- in a bid to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement, and to restore power to Yemen’s fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, who is a close ally of Saudi Arabia.

According to the UN, at least 2,600 people have been killed and 11,000 others wounded due to the conflict in Yemen since March 19.