Pezeshkian hails Yemen anti-Israel op. as Ansarullah says ‘ready’ to defend Lebanon

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has hailed the anti-Israel operations carried out by the Yemeni forces in support of Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip, calling for cooperation among Islamic nations to put an end to the oppression of Muslims.

The newly-elected president made the remarks at a meeting with spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement, Mohamed Abdel-Salam, in Tehran on Monday.

“Actions taken by Yemen in support of the Palestinian nation are very important and effective, and have clearly pressured the Zionist regime and its supporters," Pezeshkian said. 

“The steadfastness of the Yemeni nation in the face of pressures and the enmities of the arrogant powers is very valuable and commendable,” he added.

The president stressed that if all Muslim countries become united and act in coordination, they will thwart the enemies’ plots, noting, “Unity and cohesion strengthen the power of Islamic countries.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, Pezeshkian touched on Tehran-Sana’a ties and hoped the relations will be further enhanced in the future.

Mohamed Abdel-Salam, who arrived in the Iranian capital earlier on Monday to take part in Pezeshkian’s swearing-in ceremony scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, also hailed the strong, deep-rooted ties between the two countries.

“I hope our cooperation will further expand to serve the mutual interests,” he said.

Abdel-Salam stressed “Yemen will continue to coordinate [efforts]…with Iran in different fields with the aim of confronting common challenges.”

‘Yemen ready to defend Lebanon against aggressors’

Separately, al-Masirah television network earlier on Monday cited Mohamed Abdel-Salam as saying his country is ready to defend Lebanon against the aggressors amid Israeli threats.

Abdel-Salam stressed that Yemen’s stance on any Israeli aggression on Palestine or Lebanon is “crystal clear.”

“Yemen will stand by Lebanon in defending itself against any Israeli aggression.”

All-out war on Lebanon will lead to Israel’s downfall, warns Lebanese MP

A senior Lebanese lawmaker has warned Israel against launching an all-out war on his country, stressing that such an act of aggression will result in the downfall of the occupying regime.

His remarks came as tensions have been running high between Israel and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah following a rocket attack that killed 12 people and injured 40 others in the town of the Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Syrian territory of Golan Heights on Saturday.

While Israel blamed Hezbollah for the attack, the Lebanese resistance movement categorically denied all false allegations in this regard.

Since the incident, there have been continued exchanges of fire across the border between Lebanon and the occupied territories, but they have seemed to fall within the bounds of the routine tit-for-tat of the past ten months.

Fears linger in the region that Israel might use the Saturday strike as a pretext to launch a full-scale offensive on Lebanon.

The Yemeni forces have carried out scores of operations in support of the war-hit Gazans since the onset of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza early last October, striking targets throughout the occupied Palestinian territories, in addition to targeting Israeli ships or vessels heading towards ports in the occupied territories.

The regime’s bloody onslaught on Gaza has so far killed 39,363 Palestinians, mostly women and children, leaving 90,923 others injured.

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