TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called for a collective international effort to end the "nightmare" of war in Yemen, Press TV reported on Wednesday.
Iran is ready to contribute to any efforts towards an immediate cease-fire, delivery of humanitarian aid and an intra-Yemeni dialogue to end the conflict in the country, Zarif said on Wednesday.
"Ending the nightmare of war in Yemen is our collective responsibility," he said, adding that "we welcome the growing recognition that there is no military solution."
On Nov. 23, the chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said that the Islamic republic provides "advisory assistance" for Yemeni Shiite Houthi militants.
Tehran has so far denied arming Iranian-allied Shiite Houthis against the Saudi-led coalition which seeks to restore President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who was ousted by Houthis in September 2014.
Saudi Arabia has been leading a mostly Arab military coalition to fight Houthi rebels in Yemen since March 2015.
Houthis have been controlling much of Yemen's north by force, including the capital Sanaa, since 2014.
The war has killed more than 10,000 Yemenis, mostly civilians, and displaced over 3 million, according to humanitarian agencies.
