Houthi chief says any ship heading to Israel will be attacked
In a televised speech, Abdulmalik al-Houthi announced the planned escalation by the Yemeni group, saying attacks on commercial shipping would extend to any area its military capabilities could reach and will no longer be limited to the Red Sea.
Since the early days of Israel’s war on Gaza, the Houthis have been targeting commercial ships they say are linked to Israel and military ships belonging to an international coalition meant to defend them. They say the attacks are being carried out in sympathy with Palestinians in Gaza.
The Houthis say the attacks will end when a ceasefire is achieved.
Iran denies to UN Security Council it is arming Yemen’s Houthis
Iran’s ambassador to the UN says he requested a formal letter be “registered and distributed as a Security Council document” that firmly rejects claims by the US and its allies that Tehran is arming the Houthis in Yemen.
Amir Saeid Iravani wrote that Washington is using the UN to “advance short-sighted political interests” and to justify dozens of military attacks on Yemen since the start of the war on Gaza, according to state-run media in Iran.
Iran’s envoy said Tehran has made “no activity” against UN resolutions on Yemen, and it supports resolving the country’s crisis through dialogue.
The Iran-aligned Houthis have launched dozens of missile and drone attacks on commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea, and have promised to target Israel-linked ships anywhere since the start of the invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza.
