Raisi says Iran fully backs peace and lifting siege on Yemen

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi underlined on Saturday that the Islamic Republic fully backs an establishment of peace in Yemen and
easing the oppressive economic embargoes on the impoverished nation
of Iran emphasizes the need to safeguard Yemen's territorial integrity and national sovereignty and supports a permanent ceasefire that
the downtrodden Yemeni people and supporting them in international circles.The Yemeni official also called for improving ties and
collaboration with Iran.Together with its Arab allies, the U.S
and other Western states provided Saudi Arabia with munitions and logistical support as it waged destructive war against Yemen in March
2015.The goal was to overthrow the Ansarullah resistance movement, which had been in charge of running the government in Yemen in the
absence of a competent one, and reinstate Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi's pro-Riyadh regime.Despite the fact that the Saudi-led coalition has not
succeeded in achieving any of its goals, the war has led to the loss of hundreds of thousands of Yemeni lives and caused the worst
humanitarian disaster in modern history.On April 2, Yemen and Saudi Arabia agreed on a two-month truce under the efforts of UN Special Envoy
for Yemen Hans Grundberg