Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Tuesday said that the country’s envoy to Sanaa, the capital of Yemen which is controlled by the Houthi militia, has died of Covid-19…reports Asian Lite News
“Hassan Irloo contracted the coronavirus at his place of mission” in Sanaa, Xinhua news agency quoted Khatibzadeh as saying in an official statement.
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“Unfortunately, he returned to the country in an unfavorable condition, and despite using all the treatment steps to improve his condition, he was martyred this morning,” he added.
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Irloo was brought to Tehran, after Baghdad mediated between Iran and Saudi Arabia, by an Iraqi plane on Sunday.