Rouhani: Yemen strikes show Saudi ‘mental imbalance’

He mocked Saudi Arabia by calling it a country with dashed dreams in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.

April 21, 2015 02:51 pm | Updated November 28, 2021 09:54 am IST - TEHRAN

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said a Saudi-led offensive in Yemen was prompted by the kingdom’s failures elsewhere, causing what he called a “mental imbalance.”

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday before heading to Indonesia, Mr. Rouhani mocked Saudi Arabia by calling it a country with dashed dreams in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.

“All the failures have accumulated and caused mental and emotional imbalance for that country,” Rouhani said.

Iran long has accused Saudi Arabia of supporting militants, including the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. Saudis accuse Iran of supporting Yemen’s Houthis, who overran the capital and later forced the country’s President into exile.

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