After UN imposes an arms embargo on Houti rebels of Yemen, Iran says it will use its "influential po - Polidicks

[quote]Iran has said it will use all its influence to broker a peace deal for Yemen in order to end Saudi-led air strikes against the Houthi rebels. [B]"We are a major force in the region and we have relations with all groups in various countries, and we are going to use that in order to bring everybody to the negotiating table, to the point that we can," Mohammed Javad Zarif, Iran's foreign minister, said on Wednesday.[/B] Zarif, who was visiting Portugal, said efforts to bring peace to Yemen must "start with the right premise, that we need to end this bombardment and all the bloodshed, and prevent al-Qaeda from taking advantage of this nasty situation". "We have influence with a lot of groups in Yemen, not just the Houthis and the Shias," he said. [B]Zarif's comments came a day after the UN Security Council passed a resolution imposing an arms embargo on the Shia rebels, the second to be passed this year. [/B] [B]The resolution, put forward by Jordan and Gulf Arab countries[/B], also requires the rebels, known as Houthis, to withraw from places they control, including the capital Yemen. Houthi fighters - widely believed to be backed by Iran - swept into Sanaa in September and have since tried to expand their control across Yemen, which is also battling al-Qaeda's local branch, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The Houthis put President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi under house arrest in February, demanding he carry out political reforms. Hadi has since fled to Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia, which says it launched the air strikes against the Houthis to help defend a "legitimate authority" and has rejected Iran's calls to halt the bombardment. [B]Zarif said that Iran had already consulted with Turkey and Pakistan, two majority-Sunni allies of Saudi Arabia, and Oman, the Gulf country that maintains the closest ties with Iran. None has joined the Saudi-led air campaign against the Houthis.[/B] Saudi Arabia and other Sunni-ruled Gulf powers accuse Iran of arming the Houthis and interfering in Yemen's affairs. Tehran denies giving the Houthis military support. On Tuesday, Zarif had outlined a four-point peace plan comprising a ceasefire, humanitarian assistance, an intra-Yemeni dialogue and the establishment of a broad-based government. Zarif urged an end to what he called "an aerial bombardment against the people of Yemen", saying there were "hardly any military targets in Yemen".[/quote] [url]http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/iran-vows-saudi-led-air-strikes-yemen-rebels-150415142527136.html[/url] Given that Pakistan, Turkey and Oman haven't joined Saudi Arabia's invitation, it could be a sign Iran really does have some negotiation power on the table.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47536335][url]http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/iran-vows-saudi-led-air-strikes-yemen-rebels-150415142527136.html[/url] Given that Pakistan, Turkey and Oman haven't joined Saudi Arabia's invitation, it could be a sign Iran really does have some negotiation power on the table.[/QUOTE] Na, Oman doesn't really have a military capable of sustained air strikes they litterally have a dozen f16s and thats it, turkey isn't in the region and kinda has their own thing going on in syria and Pakistan is a very much split between the Saudis influence and Iran's proximity. These are relatively weak players or in turkeys case, unable really to do much other than provide moral support

Pakistan is a long-term ally of Saudi Arabia. The Saudis have helped finance a lot of things in Pakistan to keep them in their pocket. To reject them after all that cash was given I think is at least something to note.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47536690]Pakistan is a long-term ally of Saudi Arabia. The Saudis have helped finance a lot of things in Pakistan to keep them in their pocket. To reject them after all that cash was given I think is at least something to note.[/QUOTE] Ya but its not really a good idea to get involved in a proxy war against a country you share a physical boarder with

Ironically, Saudi Arabia helps Pakistan just to have an ally on the other side of Iran. Literally why they help them out is for things like this.

I'm curious if the Iranians will deploy their new S300s there. It would be interesting to see how well western fighters do against them.

[QUOTE=download;47538023]I'm curious if the Iranians will deploy their new S300s there. It would be interesting to see how well western fighters do against them.[/QUOTE] As far as I know, Iran is only moderately supporting the rebels. And that would violate the UN arms embargo, which I think would be a bad move during nuclear talks and sanctions.

[QUOTE=download;47538023]I'm curious if the Iranians will deploy their new S300s there. It would be interesting to see how well western fighters do against them.[/QUOTE] Iran has the SA-20 PMU-1 Variant, using a BIG BIRD or a CHEESE BOARD radar you would be able to detect targets out to about 300km and engage them around 150km. Saudi Arabia can counter that effectively by deploying AGM-88 HARMs, which would allow them to engage the Radars from around 150km. Unless Iran has a newer version to send over The Saudi airforce could essentially launch HARMs at the max distance and run the fuck away. They would get launched on as well but would be able to defeat it as long as they'd turn around immediately after detecting launch.