Arjechi turned to his Saudi colleague:
Insistence on a military approach in Yemen complicates the situation in the region/Iran is ready to help start a dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen Seyed Abbas Arjechi, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Faisal Bin Farkhan, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, discussed and exchanged views on the current developments in the region in a telephone conversation tonight. The foreign minister of our country, who expressed his concern about the worsening of tensions, emphasized that insisting on a military approach and ignoring the political solution will complicate the existing situation. Arakchi also emphasized that there is no military solution to the crises in the region; The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to provide any assistance to help start a dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen and help reach a political solution.
Irna Jahan