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Urgent: Iran leader says opposes Yemen air strikes

Xinhua, June 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday expressed his strong opposition against air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition on Yemen.

"We are against Yemen bombardment" and will support the oppressed people in the world, Khamenei told an event honoring the late founder of the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini. Endit