Iran has blamed Saudi Arabia for delaying the return of its envoy to Yemen, who died of the Covid-19 infection later this year. On the sidelines of Hassan Irloo's funeral, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that the Iranian Foreign Ministry tried to get quick permission from Riyadh to evacuate Irloo by plane after he was infected with the coronavirus, but "the Saudi side was unfortunately very late in deciding in this regard, and some executive bodies of Saudi Arabia dragged their feet," according to media reports.

Yemen's airspace, including the Sanaa airport, as well as its land and maritime borders, have been under the authority of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition since 2015, when the Houthis gained control of the capital Sanaa and parts of Yemen's northern region. We will legally lodge a protest in accordance with international agreements, while also hoping that Yemen will be able to exit this conflict and terrible humanitarian blockade as soon as possible through political means."

Irloo, who "contracted the coronavirus in his place of mission" in Sanaa, died earlier in the day, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh. Unfortunately, he returned to the nation in a poor health state, and after undergoing all of the necessary treatment, he was murdered this morning "On Tuesday, Khatibzadeh stated.

Irloo was flown to Tehran, Iran's capital, on an Iraqi plane on Sunday, after Iraq mediated between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the region's two regional enemies. Since late 2014, when Iran-backed Houthi terrorists took control of much of the nation's north and drove President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's Saudi-backed administration out of Sanaa, the country has been engulfed in civil conflict.

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