The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the latest airstrikes carried out by the US and the UK against several sites in the Yemeni capital Sana’a and elsewhere in the Arab nation, which left dozens of people, including women and children, killed and injured.

The spokesperson for the ministry, Esmaeil Baghaei, in a statement released on Sunday, denounced the recent US and British airstrikes on Yemen as a blatant violation of the UN Charter and fundamental international laws, which prohibit the use of force and call for respect of territorial integrity and national sovereignty of countries.

He underlined that the United Nations and the UN Security Council hold the responsibility to counter such violations that threaten international peace and security.

Baghaei went on to describe the joint US-British military aggression against the steadfast Yemeni nation as part of their constant support for the genocide of oppressed Palestinian people and suppression of any solidarity and support for the legitimate rights of Palestinians.

He highlighted that the root cause of instability in West Asia lies in the continued mass killings and occupation in the Palestinian territories, which is in progress with the full support of the US, the UK, and several other Western states and is posing an unprecedented threat to regional and global security.

The Iranian diplomat also reminded all governments as well as international and Muslim organizations of their legal and moral responsibility to counter genocide and ethnic cleansing in the occupied Palestinian lands, which are being committed through various methods, such as imposing starvation and famine on oppressed Palestinians in the holy month of Ramadan.

Bagahei finally called for immediate global action to address the crisis.

On Saturday night, American and British warplanes launched large-scale airstrikes on several sites in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a as well as on areas in the northern province of Sa’ada, the central province of al-Bayda, and the southwestern province of Dhamar.

The Yemeni health ministry said at least 31 people were killed, and 101 others were injured in the strikes.

The large-scale aerial attacks, which began on Saturday and continued into the early hours of Sunday, came after the Yemeni Armed Forces threatened to resume its retaliatory operations against the Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea over the Tel Aviv regime’s blockade on Gaza.