As dialogue falters, Khamenei says 'no possibility' of Saudi victory in Yemen

The comments on Twitter by the supreme leader follow the suspension of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wearing a face mask due to the Covid-19 pandemic, waves after casting his ballot on June 18, 2021, in the Islamic republic's presidential election. - ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen in a Twitter flurry Tuesday night. 

Khamenei told Saudi Arabia via Twitter to cease its involvement in Yemen’s civil war, saying he made the comments out of “good will” towards the Gulf kingdom. 

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