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Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said the equation has changed in the region, urging Egypt to instantly leave the Saudi-led coalition that has been launching airstrikes against the innocent people of Yemen in the past couple of years.

Sources reported that Saleh made on the anniversary of the country’s Independence Day, saying “I want Cairo to leave this coalition,” calling on the Arab member states of the Saudi-led coalition, particularly Egypt, to immediately withdraw from the coalition.

He further pointed out that there is no conflict between Yemenis and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. “We will hold talks with our brothers in Saudi Arabia about the Yemen war and will end the conflict.”

Nevertheless, he added that the problem is the Yemeni officials who escape from Sana’a to Aden and from Aden to Saudi Arabia.

“They will finally escape Saudi Arabia because it is impossible that they would return to their homeland,” he explained, apparently alluding to fugitive ex-president of Yemen Mansour Hadi.

Moreover, Saleh dismissed media reports about Iran’s military presence in Yemen and its role in development of Yemeni missiles.

“A missile fired from Sana’a hit Riyadh and the enemy claimed that the missile was Iranian while Iran is not present in Yemen,” Saleh was quoted as saying.

Sources quoted Saleh as adding “I swear to God that I, myself, demanded Iran to enter a strategic coalition with us as we are entitled to form a coalition with them to protect ourselves and our dignity but I swear to God that Iran didn’t accept it and the media reports about it are completely baseless.”

Once again, he called on Iran to join a coalition with Yemen to confront the Saudi-led coalition which has waged the devastating and bloody war against Yemen.

While Saudi Arabia and its allies claim that Iran is arming the Houthi Ansarullah movement in Yemen, UN observers say Riyadh lacks enough evidence to prove its claim.

The Saudi-led coalition which is launching attacks on Yemen and has imposed a blockade on the country is threatening peace, security and stability in Yemen, UN observers have reported.

Since the beginning of the Saudi assault on Yemen in 2015, more than 10 thousand civilians have been killed and around 40 thousand have been injured. Air strikes have on several occasions hit hospitals and other vital civilian infrastructure.

Moreover, with seven million people facing famine and 17 million—60 percent of the country—who live in food insecurity, the World Food Program said last week: “Yemen is on the brink of famine. Cholera is compounding a dramatic food crisis. Food is being used a weapon of war.”

*(Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Image credit: Snapshot courtesy of yementodaychannel/ YouTube)