Egyptian official: We are in contact with Iran and Ansarullah to control the tension

According to the Fars News Agency International Group, an Egyptian official source said in an interview today (January 29) that Cairo is against the US military option in the Red Sea and considers the end of the war in Gaza the only way to reduce tension.

He told Al Arabi Al-Jadeed news website that Cairo is constantly in contact with the Ansarullah group and has repeatedly emphasized to the Yemenis that it has not and will not participate in the US and British attacks on their positions. .

According to him, the main issue in these calls is trying to prevent the spread of tension in the region and the impact of the Suez Canal, as one of Egypt’s main sources of income. .

During the past days, the United States and the United Kingdom have attacked the territory of Yemen several times in response to Yemeni armed forces preventing the passage of ships to the ports of occupied Palestine. It has reduced the Suez Canal by 40%. The Yemenis say that they will stop their operations in the Red Sea only after the end of the Gaza war.

This Egyptian official also told al-Araby al-Jadeed that Cairo has informed the US government that a military solution in The Red Sea is not a solution, and this issue must be resolved fundamentally, that is, with the end of the war in Gaza.

He stated that the talks between Egypt and Ansarullah are progressing positively, and added: “Egyptian authorities The Houthis have assured that their talks with Israel have made great progress to increase aid to Gaza, which is what the Houthis want and for which they are launching operations in the Red Sea.

Speaker The Yemeni armed forces also announced this morning that Yemeni army forces have targeted another American ship near the Gulf of Aden. According to Yahya Saree, the American ship “Kim Ranger” was targeted with a suitable missile and the missiles hit the target. Meanwhile, “Mohammed Al-Bakhiti”, a senior member of the Ansarullah Movement, said that “Israeli ships or ships connected to them in any way will not have the slightest chance to cross the Red Sea.”

On the other hand, an Egyptian diplomat, without mentioning his name, told al-Arabi al-Jadid that the preparations for Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian’s visit to Cairo are being made in the coming days, and the contacts between Cairo and Tehran during The recent period has been developed since the beginning of the war in Gaza.

He also said that despite the increased tension between the US and Israel with Iran, the relations between Egypt and Iran will witness significant development. He said that Egypt was at least once an intermediary to convey America’s message to Iran.

In this regard, “Rekha Ahmed Hassan”, a member of the Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs, spoke to the news agency on January 9. Russia’s Sputnik announced the possibility of Iran-Egypt relations returning to their highest level, i.e. the exchange of ambassadors, and referring to the telephone call of the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raeesi, to “Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi” and congratulating him on his victory in the Egyptian presidential elections, he said that the relations between the two countries It has developed significantly.

Hossein Amirabdollahian, the head of Iran’s diplomatic service, also announced on November 1 an agreement with his Egyptian counterpart to deliver Iranian aid to the people of Gaza.

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