{"id":1753,"date":"2017-11-15T12:44:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T13:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/iran-mps-riyadh-killing-yemenis-amid-western-media-silence\/"},"modified":"2017-11-15T12:44:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T13:44:41","slug":"iran-mps-riyadh-killing-yemenis-amid-western-media-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/iran-mps-riyadh-killing-yemenis-amid-western-media-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran MPs: Riyadh killing Yemenis amid Western media silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi..com\">madaresharghi<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"lide\">Iranian lawmakers condemned the Saudi regime\u2019s killing of Yemenis, saying the aggression is being carried out amid a \u201cmeaningful\u201d Western media silence.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"90\">\n<p>\n\tIn an era that certain Western countries, including the US, claim to advocate human rights, we are unfortunately witness to horrific crimes against the oppressed and defenseless people of Yemen by the Saudi regime amid the silence of Western media, a total of 191 lawmakers said in a statement issued on Wednesday, Press TV reported.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe MPs warned about a humanitarian catastrophe caused by the Saudi invasion of Yemen and the blockade of the country\u2019s air, land and sea ports, which has practically blocked provision of humanitarian aid, including foodstuff and medicine, to the Yemeni people, holding Saudi officials as well as the kingdom\u2019s allies, including the US, accountable for crimes in Yemen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe main question is: How can Saudi Arabia kill innocent people on a daily basis with different types of deadly weapons while the so-called advocates of human rights not only keep silent, but also endorse this disgraceful inhumane measure,\u201d read part of the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe government in Riyadh, backed by a coalition of its allies, has been pounding Yemen since March 2015 in an attempt to crush the Houthi Ansarullah movement and reinstall former president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a staunch Saudi ally.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn addition to airstrikes, the Saudi-led military coalition has also imposed a blockade on Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOn Tuesday, the UN aid coordinator called on the Saudi-led coalition to open all Yemeni seaports urgently, saying millions of lives were at risk.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe have some 21 million people needing assistance and seven million of those are in famine-like conditions and rely completely on food aid,\u201d Jamie McGoldrick said in the Swiss city of Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe continued closure by the Saudi-led coalition of critical seaports and airports is aggravating an already dire humanitarian situation. I think it poses a critical threat to the lives of millions who are already struggling to survive,\u201d McGoldrick added, warning, \u201cThe humanitarian impact of what is happening right now is unimaginable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tYemen is also suffering from an outbreak of cholera that has sickened more than 900,000 people in six months and killed over 2,200.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>madaresharghi Iranian lawmakers condemned the Saudi regime\u2019s killing of Yemenis, saying the aggression is being carried out amid a \u201cmeaningful\u201d Western media silence. 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