President Raisi invites Sanaa's al-Mashat to Tehran
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In a phone call between the two leaders, the Iranian president expressed his aspirations to visit Yemen and meet the Yemeni leaders and people.
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Mahdi al-Mashat, head of Yemen's Supreme Political Council in Yemen
During a call with the head of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi expressed hopes for an end to the blockade on Yemeni people, an end to the war, and non-interference in Yemeni affairs, stressing the importance of the Yemeni people's right to self-determination.
Raisi expressed his aspirations to visit Yemen and meet the Yemeni leaders and people, and he also called on al-Mashat to visit Tehran.
Raisi expressed his deep condolences to Yemeni leaders and people, specifically the families of the victims who passed during the recent stampede disaster.
Al-Mashat reciprocated Raisi's wishes, expressing his hopes to visit Tehran and congratulating the Iranian president on the recent diplomatic successes.
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Head of the Supreme Political Council in Yemen, Mahdi al-Mashat, accused the United States of seeking to obstruct peace efforts.
In regards to talks with Saudi Arabia, al-Mashat said, "During the negotiations with Omani mediation, we adhered to the legitimate rights of our people to freedom and independence, and their [Saudi Arabia's] obligation to stop the aggression, lift the siege and pledge compensations in return for revenues made from appropriated Yemeni wealth."
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Earlier this week, a researcher at the Israeli Institute for National Security and a former member of the military establishment said that the agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic ties last month is an additional diplomatic achievement for Tehran.
The researcher stated that when analyzing the repercussions of the Saudi-Iranian agreement on "Israel", the Ansar Allah movement, which sees America and "Israel" as enemies that must be eliminated, must be taken into account.
He stated that Ansar Allah is armed with advanced weaponry and possesses advanced command and control techniques that enable them to attack targets in both Gulf states and Saudi Arabia at once, noting that this armament includes surface and cruise missiles with different ranges, anti-tank missiles, and attack drones.
According to the researcher, the attack on Abu Dhabi in January 2022 indicates the possibility that an attack could potentially come from Yemen, as Eilat is located less than 2,000 km from the northwestern border of Yemen, while the attack in Abu Dhabi was made at a distance of about 1,500 km.
