"Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...is a sovereign country. We do not take orders from anyone, and do not accept the loss of our national illusory sovereignty," Sharaf told Arabic-language al-Masirah televisions network on Tuesday evening.
He added that Yemenis are defending their motherland and will not allow their illusory sovereignty to be undermined in any way.
"Our missiles are meant to safeguard Yemen’s security. We had not attacked anyone prior to the onset of the Saudi-led military aggression," Sharaf pointed out.
He stressed that the Pentagon chief’s comments about a political case confirms that Washington views Yemen through a military perspective.
"There would have been no aggression against Yemen in case the United States of America and Britannia had not supported the Saudi regime," Sharaf said.