Ayatollah Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani held the weekly Friday Prayers in Tehran and commented on a plethora of issues including the negotiations on Iran’s wholly peaceful nuclear program, Saudi crimes against civilians in Yemen, and the status of Takfiris in Syria.
Addressing a large gathering of worshipers, interim Friday Prayers leader denounced Riyadh's military attacks on Yemen, leveling strong criticism at the countries that supported Riyadh in the war, stressing that during the Saudi aggression on Yemen, these countries were disgraced by their support for the Saudi regime and said Al-Saud regime has tarnished the image of Islam in the world with such measures.
The international community that claims to be advocate of human rights and democracy was also disgraced in the event, he added referring to the world society keeping hush about the genocide of women and children in Yemen by Saudis.
He regretted the sharp contrast between the Saudi claims as a Muslim country and Saudi measures against Muslims in Yemen which distort the world understanding of Islam and reminded Al-Saud that Yemeni’s are just seeking democracy and nothing else.
Wishing Saudis had never claimed being Muslims, he appreciated the letter written by Ayatollah Khamenei to western youth as a bid to clarify the pure image of real Islam lest Islam be misjudged by non-Muslims because of Saudi measures.
Ayatollah Kermani also foresaw a gloomy future for Al-Saud once their crimes committed against Yemenis trouble them.
The ayatollah also scorned a drive by some in US Congress to require Iran recognize Israel as a condition of any nuclear deal. “We tell Mr. Amano, the Westerners and the USA that they should bury their dreams of recognition of Israel and also inclusion of the condition to visit Iran’s military sites within the framework of the nuclear agreement,” he said.
The senior cleric also highlighted the significance of efforts to resolve the ongoing crisis in Yemen, saying that the issue of Yemen is important not only to the Islamic world, but also to the entire humanity.
For weeks, Yemen's defenseless people have been under attacks by a coalition led by Riyadh.
On March 26, Saudi Arabia and some of its Arab allies began deadly air strikes against the Yemeni people in an attempt to restore power to the fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.
The Saudi-led coalition announced on April 21 that its military operation 'Decisive Storm' has ended, but hours later, air strikes were resumed.
Earlier on May 7, Saudi Arabia announced a five-day 'humanitarian' ceasefire, to which Ansarullah movement and the Yemeni army consented. The ceasefire has started on Tuesday.