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The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Sayyed Ali Khamenei, described Saudi Arabia’s ongoing military aggression in Yemen as a big mistake on Wednesday, saying the venture will certainly backfire on the Kingdom.

Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting with the visiting Iraqi President Fuad Masum on Wednesday that, "The Saudis committed a big mistake in Yemen and the impacts of the crimes they have committed will certainly backfire on them". 

Sayyed Khamenei further called the logic used by Saudi Arabia to attack Yemen as "silly," saying that, "They [the Saudis] attacked Yemen based on a request by the fugitive and resigned [former] president of Yemen [Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi] who betrayed his country in the most sensitive conditions".

Sayyed Khamenei also stated that the surge in terrorist activities in the Middle East benefits those seeking instability in the region.