Iran says ‘pleased’ with US talk of peace process in Yemen

Iran has welcomed a fresh call by the United States to help end the Yemen conflict, saying it is “pleased” with Washington’s talk of the peace process in the war-torn country.

US Special Envoy for Yemen Timothy Lenderking on Tuesday urged Tehran to back a political solution to the ongoing crisis in Yemen, as the Saudi-led war enters its ninth year.

“We are pleased that the US government envoy is talking about the peace process in Yemen, a procedure that the Islamic Republic of Iran has emphasized and made efforts toward since the beginning of the war on Yemen,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan’ani responded in a tweet on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia and its allies launched the devastating war on Yemen in March 2015 with armed and logistical support from the US and other Western powers, leaving hundreds of thousands of Yemenis dead.

The war has also displaced millions of people, destroyed the country’s infrastructure, and spawned the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe.

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