Posted on 09/01/2009 2:50:59 PM PDT by knighthawk
Yemen has called the Iranian ambassador to protest against Tehran's support for the Houthi rebels in northern parts of the country. Yemen's Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi told the Iranian envoy that if Iran continues to back the rebels in Saada this may force Yemen to take "serious diplomatic decisions" over the Yemeni-Iranian ties.
According to SABA news agency, the Yemeni minister said Iran's attitude toward the crisis in the north could harm the Yemeni-Iranian ties. He also complained about the Iranian media coverage of the conflict.
In an interview with the Al-Methaq newspaper, the minister affirmed his ministry called Iran's ambassador to Sana'a and informed him of Yemen's protest against the Iranian position. In addition, the Ministry of Foreign also contacted Iran's Foreign Ministry over the matter.
Ping
Poland must have protested to the German ambassador right before Hitler invaded. How do you spell Chzekoslovakia? I’m sure they protested to the Russians right before the 1968 invasion. It didn’t help. Iran very likely has their nukes, and is getting ready to acquire some territory. Watch and see.
Yumpin’ Yemeni!
C z e c h o s l o v a k i a
What do I win?
Iran has been funding a Shi’a student movement in Northern Yemen called Believing Youth. I think President Salih has had enough of Tehran’s meddling in his country’s affairs.
Note: The folllowing blog entry is a quote:
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/19905.htm
Blog Details
Yemen President: Iran Supports Yemen Houthi Rebels
Yemen President Ali Abdallah Saleh yesterday told Al-Jazeera TV that unofficial Iranian elements and Iraqi Shi’ite leader Moqtada Al-Sadr were in direct contact with the Houthi rebels in Yemen, and that they had even secretly offered to mediate between the Houthis and the Yemen government.
Iran denied the allegations, but Al-Sadr’s supporters acknowledged that they had made such mediation attempts in an effort to resolve the crisis by diplomatic means.
Source: Al-Hayat, London, September 10, 2009
Posted at: 2009-09-10
A look at Iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
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