Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi pledged Saturday to fight Iran's influence in his violence-wracked country, accusing Shiite Huthi militia of importing Tehran's ideology.
In a televised speech, Hadi said he would ensure that "the Yemeni republic flag will fly on the Marran mountain in (the northern Huthi stronghold) Saada, instead of the Iranian flag."
"The Iranian twelver (Shiism) pattern that has been agreed upon between the Huthis and those who support them will not be accepted by Yemenis, whether Zaidi (Shiites) or Shafite (Sunnis)," he added.