KHARTOUM — A top Sudanese general vowed to back regional ally Saudi Arabia against "all threats and attacks" from Iran, Sudan's military council said on Friday.

"Sudan is standing with the Kingdom against all threats and attacks from Iran and Houthi militias," Dagalo, widely known as Himeidti, was quoted as saying in a military council statement.

Himeidti also said the military council would continue deploying Sudanese troops to Yemen as part of the coalition.

The statement, the council's first major foreign policy announcement, represents a continuation of the longtime-President Omar Bashir

"The Sudanese forces will remain in Yemen to defend the security of Saudi Arabia," Himeidti said, according to the statement. — AFP