Hezbollah Leader Condemns Saudi Aggression, Says Riyadh Has Lost Influence in Yemen
In a televised speech aired on al-Manar TV, Sayyed Nasrallah called on Saudi Arabia to halt its military attack on Yemen, saying there’s still a chance for the Kingdom to change its mind over the assault.
The Lebanese resistance leader stressed that the only solution for the Yemeni crisis is political, “or else the invaders will be defeated.”
He said that the problem in Yemen is not because Saudi Arabia wants to defend a government or a president; it is rather because Saudi Arabia has lost its influence in Yemen.
“If the aim of the war on Yemen is to save the Yemeni people, then why did Saudi Arabia abandon the Palestinian people for long decades?”
Nasrallah underlined that the latest developments in Yemen prove “that Arab states have never considered Israel an enemy.”
“Saudi Arabia has opposed the revolution which had overthrown Hosni Mubarak. Why didn’t they form a coalition to strike Egypt?”
Hezbollah leader elaborated on the pretexts used by the Saudi Arabia to justify its war on Yemen, saying they are “baseless” pretexts.
“The pretext that Yemen represents a threat to (Persian) Gulf states is baseless,” Nasrallah said, adding that “one of the biggest lies Saudi Arabia has been propagating is that Iran is occupying Yemen.”
The major mentality of Saudi Arabia is that it does not recognize the rights of the peoples of the region, he stated.
“Where are the achievements of Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy since 30 years ago?” Nasrallah wondered.
Nasrallah said Saudi Arabia incited the Iraqi Dictator, Saddam Hussein, to wage war against Iran in the last century. He added that Riyadh has been behind the terrorist crimes committed by the Takfiri suicide bombers in Iraq and Syria.
“What did you do for Iraq? You funded the war waged by Saddam Hussein against Iran. You supported Saddam Hussein as he was committing genocide against Iraqi people. You also supported George Bush in his war on Iraq. And when the Iraqi people resisted the US occupation you supported al-Qaeda-linked groups and Takfiri militants, and ISIL is your latest crime.”
“The Saudi intelligence was sending the booby-trapped cars and funding the suicide attacks on the Iraqi cities. You sent the Takfiri monsters to Syria not to save the Syrian people, but to subdue Syria. However Syria will remain free and independent,” Nasrallah said referring to Saudi Arabia.
He stressed that it’s the Yemeni people's right to defend their country against the Saudi airstrikes.
The invaders have been defeated throughout history, Nasrallah said, noting that the airstrikes alone don’t determine the looser and the winner of a battle, and that there is still the ground battle which has the final word.
