US Secretary of Defense: political pressure on Iran to negotiate in Yemen

US Secretary of Defense: political pressure on Iran to negotiate in Yemen

The political scene   Thursday April 20, 2017

Launched the US Secretary of Defense, "James Mattis," a series of statements, during his visit to Riyadh, which included an attack on Iran, but the Saudi leadership it did not give what you want from the explicit support in its war on Yemen, and only alluded to the weakness of the Saudi army.

Matisse's remarks after his meetings with Saudi officials in Riyadh, where he accused Iran of destabilizing the Middle East, stressing the need to confront its influence to end the war in Yemen.

Matisse considered that it was necessary to overcome Iran's efforts to destabilize another country, in reference to Yemen, and prevent them from forming another militia along the lines of "Hezbollah," the Lebanese in another reference to the group Onsarallah (Houthis).

But Matisse felt that the final outcome confirms things are going in the right way to confront Iran, stressing at the same time that the goal in Yemen is to reach a political solution through negotiations mediated by the United Nations to resolve the conflict there.

Through Matisse's remarks by the agency "Agence France-Presse," the view that the latter did not want to clarify whether the US administration plans to increase military support to coalition operations led by Riyadh in Yemen.

Saying only that "our goal is to push the dispute to the UN-sponsored negotiations to make sure it ends as soon as possible."

In the light of trading in the US administration circles for a disappointing performance by the Saudi army to confront the Houthis, according to several US reports, Mattis said that there must be an armed forces and intelligence Saudi strong considering that it hurt the interests of the United States.

Pentagon officials convinced of the necessity to increase military pressure on the rebels to bring them back to the negotiating table.

For his part, welcomed the ruling Political Council in Sana'a any international negotiating position and supports a political solution in Yemen.

The news agency quoted Saba source of the Supreme Council as saying "" We followed the alleged statements by the ministers of foreign affairs and defense of Americans, and affirm the firm position of the just peace that preserves Yemen's sovereignty, dignity and territorial integrity, we welcome any international position that supports a negotiated and political solution, including the road map provided by the United Nations and the US and former foreign minister as a platform to negotiate and include political, security and military side. "

The source of readiness to proceed with the negotiations without preconditions, with laying the foundations for strengthening confidence and stop what he described as the aggression and lift the siege imposed on Yemen.



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