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Iran Rejects Arab League Statement, Urges End to Saudi Aggression on Yemen

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In comments on Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed the latest Saudi-driven Arab League Foreign Ministers’ statement against the Islamic Republic of Iran. It came after Saudi Arabia convened an Arab League summit in Egypt to discuss alleged violations committed by Iran. FM Qassemi said the Arab League statement is “full of lies and distortions”. He added that the statement is the result of KSA political pressure on fellow Arab countries and the media propaganda financed by Saudi Arabia. He urged Saudi Arabia to immediately stop its “savage aggression” against Yemen, to reverse the policy of pressure on its Arab neighbors, including Lebanon and Qatar and to negotiate peace in that country and solutions to regional conflicts. Qassemi also stressed Iran’s efforts for regional peace, saying that such efforts have faced obstructive policies of Saudi Arabia that are based on fueling tensions. Finally, the spokesman highlighted that Saudi Arabia must stop following Israel’s policies and sponsoring terrorism. Since March 2015, more than 14.000 people have been killed and millions have been forced from their homes as a result of the Saudi Arabia military attacks against Yemen to restore power to the fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.

Air Defense Top Priority of Iran’s Armed Forces

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Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces described plans to boost the country’s air defense capabilities as the number one priority, saying the significant progress in that sphere has turned Iran’s airspace into one of the safest in the turbulent Middle East region. Building up air defense capabilities has been the main priority for the Iranian Armed Forces since a couple of years ago, given the fact that aerial and missile offensives still seem a probability, though pretty low, in case of any military action against Iran, Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said on Saturday. Iran has carried out extensive work on the research into and production of advanced air defense systems to counter the threats, the top commander told reporters on the sidelines of a military exhibition in Tehran. Last week, Iran’s Air Defense unveiled four homegrown systems for civil and military applications. The four systems, dubbed Sama, Samee’, Baseer, and Samet-1, are used for detecting aerial targets, controlling air traffic, and transferring data.

Iran Has Marginalized US in Region: IRGC Commander

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Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami highlighted Iran’s growing power in the Middle East and said the balance of power in the region has changed in favor of the Islamic Republic.The commander further pointed to the return of the body of an Iranian military adviser who was recently decapitated by the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group in Syria, saying that it indicated Iran’s power over hegemonic states and their mercenaries in the region. Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement on Thursday received the body of Martyr Hojaji from Daesh based on a ceasefire deal between the two sides. The transfer of Lebanon’s captured soldiers and two martyrs, as well as the body of Martyr Hojaji, took place after the buses carrying Daesh militants and their families arrived in the ancient city of Palmyra in Homs Province. In recent years, the Middle East region has been plagued with Takfiri terrorist groups like Daesh that are believed to have been created and supported by the West and some regional Arab countries.

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