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| Yemen former president causes chaos: Iran official |
| 2015-03-10 |
| [Iran Press TV] A senior Iranian diplomat has accused Yemen's runaway former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi of plunging the country into chaos by declaring a separate government in the southern part of the country. "Sana'a is Yemen's official and historical capital," Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs, said on Monday, adding, "Yemen's resigned president should have stayed in Sana'a and shouldn't have plunged the country into the crisis with his resignation letter." The embattled Yemeni president fled Sana'a on February 21 after weeks under effective house arrest and went to Aden, where he highlighted his determination to resume duties. Hadi (pictured below) stepped down in January, but the Yemeni parliament didn't approve the resignation which he later withdrew after leaving the capital. The Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... Ansarullah movement, however, said that Hadi had lost his legitimacy after escaping Sana'a. |
| Posted by:Fred |