Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday evening said it welcomed a halt to airstrikes in Yemen, Fars news agency reported.

The Iranian statement came after Saudi Arabia announced that the Arab coalition has ended its airstrike campaign against Houthis.

"Before this, we said the crisis in Yemen had no military solution, and ... a halt to killing innocent and defenseless people is absolutely a step forward," ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said.

After saying the objectives of the operation, dubbed "Operation Decisive Storm," were achieved, a Saudi defense ministry statement announced earlier on Tuesday the launching of "Operation Restoration of Hope" in Yemen.

"Operation Decisive Storm" was launched on March 26, and has included a total of 2,415 airstrikes.

According to a Saudi defense ministry statement the operation has "succeeded," and has destroyed ballistic missiles belong to the Houthis and militias loyal to deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh.