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\u201cPlacing Iran\u2019s name next to those supplying weapons to the Saudi coalition against Yemen is completely wrong,\u201d Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n
The spokesperson said while Iran\u2019s name has only been mentioned once in the report, \u201cit also neglects Iran\u2019s pivotal role and assistance in seeking to achieve a political solution to the conflict in Yemen\u201d.<\/p>\n\n
\nSince March 2015, Saudi Arabia has been waging a war on Yemen with the help of its regional allies and largely assisted by Western-supplied weapons which have been indiscriminately used against Yemeni civilians.<\/p>\n\n
Despite numerous bids to stop arms sales, top Western arms suppliers such as the United States, Britain, Canada, France and Germany have pushed through with lethal weapons shipments to the oil-rich kingdom.
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