Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a post on X that Marco Rubio’s allegations could not replace the facts, blaming U.S. military interventions and Washington’s hegemonic policies for instability across the region.
“Marco Rubio’s lies cannot replace facts. Ansarallah is an independent Yemeni actor that makes its own decisions; it takes orders from no one and acts as nobody’s proxy,” Baqaei said.
He said Washington should end its destabilizing interventions in West Asia if it was genuinely interested in establishing peace.
“The roots of instability in the region lie in U.S. military interventions and hegemonic policies,” Baqaei said. “If Washington genuinely wanted peace, it would take one simple step: end its malign and destabilizing interventions in our region.”
The Iranian spokesman also rejected the use of military force and foreign pressure as a means of resolving the conflict in Yemen, calling instead for negotiations among the parties based on an agreed roadmap.
“Peace in Yemen cannot be imposed through bombs and external pressure. It begins with genuine negotiations based on the roadmap agreed by the parties,” he said.
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