TEHRAN – An advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has praised Yemen’s courageous operations against Israel in the Red Sea while criticizing certain Arab and Muslim countries for their disregard towards the loss of human lives in Gaza. 

“Unfortunately, some Islamic and Arab countries not only do not take any positive action in defense of Palestine but some supposedly Muslim governments have only resorted to issuing cautious statements to gain economic benefits and attract the support of the biggest enemy of Islam, America,” Ali Akbar Velayati told Al-Jazeera. 

The former foreign minister urged other Muslim countries to speak out in support of Yemen and help the country put an end to Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip. 

The popular Ansarullah Movement in Yemen has been attacking Israeli-bound or Israeli-owned ships in the Red Sea, asking the regime to cease its onslaughts in Gaza if it doesn’t want to get hit in the strategic waterway. 

In return, the U.S. and UK have been carrying out retaliatory attacks on the Arab country which has yet to reel from almost a decade of war with a Saudi-led coalition. The two Western states have also refused to pressure the regime to halt its deadly attacks. 

Amidst the attacks on Yemen, startling reports have revealed that certain Arab countries have been helping Israel bypass the blockade in the Red Sea. Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE have formed a land corridor that allows Israel to receive hundreds of trucks carrying goods and fresh food.
 
Turkey is also being condemned in the Muslim world for refusing to cut economic ties with the regime and supplying it with the fuel needed to operate Israeli fighter jets. 

“The Yemenis believe and assert that to stop the massacres of Gaza civilians and until the Zionist regime continues its brutal aggressions against the people of Gaza, they will continue their deterrent actions against the ships heading to the ports of the Zionist regime. Muslims and free-minded people around the world support these humane actions of Ansarullah,” Ali Akbar Velayati stressed. 

The senior advisor also commented on other resistance forces' attacks on Israeli and American positions, saying the Axis of Resistance is in full unity and cohesion to expel the global arrogance from the region.

“Every day, the resistance front is achieving more success and greater victories. From Yemen to Iraq and Lebanon, Islamic resistance, including Palestine and Syria, all these countries have faced more severe challenges and have now overcome some of these difficulties with triumph and glory. The future of the region will undoubtedly not be in favor of the U.S., UK, and Zionists,” the official noted.