Iraqi Cleric Calls Yemen ‘Pillar of Resistance’
The steadfastness of Yemenis that originates in devotion to Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) has turned Yemen into a firm pillar in the axis of resistance, Ayatollah Sayed Yaseen al-Mousawi said in his Friday prayer sermons in the Iraqi capital yesterday.
He referred to US President Donald Trump’s remarks about a halt to attacks on Yemen and underlined the defeat of the US in the face of the will of the Yemeni people.
On Tuesday, Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi announced a ceasefire agreement between Yemen and the US, under which neither side will target the other, including American vessels, in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The US had been conducting near-daily airstrikes in Yemen for months, resulting in hundreds of casualties.
The campaign aimed to halt Yemeni military operations against Israeli-linked vessels in the Red Sea.
Yemeni forces have responded with counterattacks on American warships and other vessels in the region, downing at least two American F-18 jets.
The Ansarullah movement has clarified that the ceasefire with the US does not affect Yemen’s operations against Israel, which will continue in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
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Elsewhere in his Friday prayer sermons, Ayatollah al-Mousawi referred to the situation in Lebanon and said the attempts to undermine role of the resistance movement Hezbollah in the country have failed.
Hezbollah has remained the main power in Lebanon, he underscored.
Ayatollah al-Mousawi also hailed the resistance of the people of the Gaza Strip against the Zionist regime and said the battle will continue until the ultimate victory of Islam.
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