Local Editor

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for African and Middle Eastern Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, lashed out at the United Nations [UN] Security Council for its silence regarding the massacre of people in Yemen by the Saudi regime.

Amir-Abdollahian told Al-Alam TV network that, "Ignoring the efforts of the UN and its special envoy for Yemen [Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed] by the UNSC and the council’s silence on the massacre of Yemeni people by Saudi Arabia is unfortunate for the international community". 

He emphasized that the use of force in Yemen by Saudi Arabia has never helped in resolving the ongoing crisis in the country.

He further said that Iran supports political resolutions of the Yemeni crisis.

In the latest attacks, at least 20 Yemeni civilians were killed and dozens of others injured in new airstrikes carried out by Saudi Arabia on different areas across Yemen despite a UN-declared ceasefire.

The ceasefire came into force on Friday and was due to run up to the end of the holy month of Ramadan on July 17, but Saudi Arabia has repeatedly violated the ceasefire.

A Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States has been carrying out airstrikes against Yemen since March. The airstrikes have not been authorized by the UN.

The Saudi attacks have killed more than 2,600 people and injured at least 11,000 since the military aggression began against Yemen on March 26, according to UN records.