The head of the national diplomatic delegation of Yemen, Mohammad Abdulsalam has sent a message of condolences to the Iranian leadership and the Iranian people on the death of Iran’s Ambassador to Yemen, Hassan Irlu.
“Our sincere condolences to the Iranian leadership, the dear Iranian people and to the family of the late Iranian Ambassador to Yemen Hassan Irlu. May God have mercy on his soul,” Mohammed Abdulasalam said in a message this morning.
تعازينا الخالصة إلى القيادة الإيرانية والشعب الإيراني العزيز وإلى أسرة السفير الإيراني لدى اليمن المغفور له / حسن ايرلو، تغمده الله بواسع الرحمة ، وإنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون .
— محمد عبدالسلام (@abdusalamsalah) December 21, 2021
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh had earlier announced the death of Iranian Ambassador to Sana’a Hassan Irlu due to complications from Covid-19.
“The martyr Hassan Irlu, who was also a chemical warfare veteran, contracted Covid-19 at his mission site in Yemen,” the Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
“Due to the late cooperation of some countries, he, unfortunately, returned to the country in unfavorable conditions, and despite using all the treatment measures to improve his condition, he died on Tuesday morning,” Saeed Khatibzadeh added, referring to the complications in ensuring the safe departure of the Iranian ambassador from the besieged country of Yemen.
