by Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff
"Is having distant bases less than nuclear technology? I say it is worth dozens of times more," chief of staff of Iran's armed force says • Houthi official warns Iran: Not one inch of Yemen's land or waters will be forfeited to any foreign party.
Iran may seek to set up naval bases in Yemen
or Syria in the future, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of
Iran's armed forces, said Sunday.
"We need distant bases, and it may become
possible one day to have bases on the shores of Yemen or Syria, or bases
on islands or floating [bases]," Bagheri told a gathering of naval
commanders. "Is having distant bases less than nuclear technology? I say
it is worth dozens of times more."
His comments, quoted by Iranian newspaper
Shargh, are likely to be of concern to Iran's regional rival Saudi
Arabia and its allies.
Iran and Saudi Arabia are on opposite sides in
Middle East conflicts, with the Iranians a main ally of President
Bashar Assad in Syria's civil war and of the armed Houthi movement
fighting the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen.
In a rare rebuke for Iran, a Houthi official
on Sunday criticized Bagheri's comments and urged Iranian leaders to
read about the history of failed attempts to occupy Yemen.
"Not one inch of Yemen's land or waters will be
forfeited to any foreign party ... whether a friend or an enemy," said
Saleh al-Samad, the Houthis' political council chief in a statement on
Facebook.
Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=38337
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