Iraqi lawyer urges Riyadh to pull itself from Yemen 'quagmire'

Tariq Harb, who is also an expert in international law, told Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Tuesday, 'Saudi Arabia that is stuck in Yemen's quagmire, had better try to put itself out before threatening Iran.'

He also emphasized that the provocative claims by Saudi Arabia in the region and against Iran has been declared as media fodder.

What the Saudis say is just some sort of propaganda, Tariq said.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman recently has called on the international community to pressure Iran economically and politically. He has claimed that the pressure is required for avoiding any war with Iran.

Referring to the dire situation in Yemen, the Iraqi lawyer said that the crimes Saudi Arabia is committing in Yemen are assessed as international crime and can be prosecuted in the international courts.

A military intervention in Yemen was launched in 2015 by Saudi Arabia, accompanied by a number of other Arab states and supported by West. The bombings have claimed lives of thousands Yemeni civilians, including hundreds of children.

Human rights groups have frequently accused Saudi Arabia of violating basic rights of the people of Yemen, as the coalition has bombarded many civilian places, including schools and hospitals.

In response to the allegations by the Saudi prince, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi urged experienced and wise Saudis to remind bin Salman of how a person (Saddam Hussein) who staked a claim to the leadership of the Arab world, and called himself the 'Hero of Al-Qādisiyyah' and was supported by East, West and Arabs was brought to his knees in the face of the Iranian people's will.

The spokesman advised Muhammad bin Salman to take lesson from a poem by the prominent Iranian poet Sa'di which literally means an ant seeking confrontation with an eagle, gets nothing but its own destruction.

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