A senior adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ali Akbar Velayati asserted that Iran will not let Saudi Arabia assault the its aid ship bound for Yemen

A senior adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ali Akbar Velayati asserted that Iran will not let Saudi Arabia assault the its aid ship bound for Yemen, noting that the ship will navigate within the International Waters and that none has the right to hurt it.

In an interview with Al-Manar TV channel during his visit to Lebanon, Velayati said that Saudi Arabia will be mostly harmed by its war on Yemen and that the Yemenis will emerge victorious.

In a different context, the Iranian official considered that the Arab countries' concern about Tehran's nuclear program is unjustifiable as it aims at the peaceful utilization of the atomic energy.

Commenting on the achievements made by Hezbollah and the Syrian army in Qalamoun, Velayati consider that they are strategic and that they will sustain the resistance position and strike that of the terrorists.

On his visit to Lebanon, Velayati said that it contributed to solidifying the Lebanese-Iranian ties and granted him a chance to tackle the latest developments with the senior officials in Beirut.

Velayati started arrived in Beirut on Monday and moved to Damascus on Tuesday where he met the Syrian president Bashar Assad.