Tehran – Iran View 24 | May 28, 2025
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned recent Israeli airstrikes on Sana’a International Airport in the Yemeni capital, which led to the destruction of a Yemenia Airways passenger plane and disrupted travel for Yemeni Hajj pilgrims.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Wednesday denounced the attacks as barbaric, highlighting them as part of the Israeli regime’s ongoing campaign of hostility against the Muslim people of Yemen and the broader West Asian region.
“The Israeli regime’s targeting of civilian infrastructure during the Hajj season, particularly measures aimed at obstructing Yemeni pilgrims from reaching Mecca, is a grave violation of human rights and religious freedom,” Baghaei said.
Call for International Action
Baghaei urged international institutions, especially the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), to take immediate and decisive steps in response to the attacks. He described Israel’s deliberate targeting of non-military facilities—including airports and food warehouses—as clear war crimes and crimes against humanity.
He stressed that these acts reflect a broader agenda of destabilizing the region, rooted in what he described as Israel’s “inherent alienation” from the peoples of West Asia and its repeated efforts to provoke unrest and division.
“This regime has enjoyed years of impunity, largely due to the inaction of the United Nations Security Council and the continued backing by the United States. This dynamic undermines international law and threatens global peace and stability,” Baghaei stated.
Yemeni and Regional Response
Earlier on Wednesday, Mahdi al-Mashat, head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, warned Tel Aviv of a “hot summer”, signaling a possible escalation in anti-Israeli operations by the Yemeni Armed Forces.
“Every new crime only deepens our resolve,” al-Mashat said, in reference to the intensifying Israeli strikes since October 2023, when the regime launched what has widely been condemned as a war of genocide against the Gaza Strip.
