Moscow demands Washington to stop the strikes against Houthi

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on Washington to stop the strikes it carried out on the Houthi group in Yemen. The ministry said, in a statement, today (Sunday), that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed in a telephone conversation with his American counterpart Marco Rubio, the need for an immediate end to the use of force against the Houthis.

Lavrov stressed the need for an immediate stopping to use force, and the importance of all parties to participate in a political dialogue in order to reach a solution that prevents more bloodshed.

The US State Department had said that Rubio briefed Lavrov during the conversation on the US military operation against the Houthis.

For his part, Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Hussein Salami threatened that Tehran would respond strongly and firmly if threatened, pointing out that the Houthis are making their operational decisions independently.

The Iranian Foreign Minister said that the United States “has no right to dictate Iran’s foreign policy”, after a message from the US President asking Tehran to stop the Houthi support “immediately.”

Abbas Araqji wrote on the “X” platform: “The American government has no power and no right to dictate Iran’s foreign policy,” Abbas Araqji wrote on the X platform.

The US President has warned Iran against its continued support for the Houthi group, vowing to fully hold Tehran accountable for the actions of its agents.

It was reported that the American president sent about two weeks a message to Iranian leaders, in which he presented a way to resume bilateral talks between the two countries on Iran’s advanced nuclear program. Trump said he would not allow this program to be operating.