The Iranian foreign minister called for a stop to the bombing in Yemen. Who are the Houthi rebels who control the Red Sea.
Iran’s foreign minister called for an end to the war against Yemen.
Courtesy: The Times of Israel
Iran on Monday called on the United States and the United Kingdom to “immediately stop the war against Yemen” after the barrage of bombings against the Houthi rebels. It was in response to attacks launched against merchant ships in the Red Sea.
The Government of Iran stressed this Monday that the United States “cannot ask others to show restraint” while maintaining its support for Israel in the framework of its offensive against the Gaza Strip, unleashed after the attacks carried out on October 7 by the Hamas Movement.
Statements by the Iranian Foreign Minister
He Iranian foreign minister Hosein Amir Abdolahina, at a press conference he claimed: “The United States cannot support Israel and participate in the murder of people in Gaza and at the same time ask others to exercise restraint, silence and stay put,” alongside its Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in Therán.
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Furthermore, he stated that “senior officials in Sana’a“, the capital of Yemen that is under control of the Houthis, informed him that if he continues “the genocide in Gaza”, they are going to prevent navigation of “ships belonging to the Israeli regime or ships heading towards Israeli ports”.
The Iranian foreign minister added that these representatives They assured him that They will not “create any disruption to maritime security” from other ships.
Who are the Houthi rebels
The Houthi rebelsa movement related to Iran that controls large swathes of Yemen’s territory, launched multiple drone and missile attacks in recent weeks in the Red Sea in “solidarity” with the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip.
The forces of United States and United Kingdom They attacked Houthi positions in Yemen last week, heightening fears of a spread of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the Middle East.
The Houthi attacks They forced many shipping companies to avoid the Red Sea and follow a much longer and more expensive route around the southern tip of Africa.
Source: Ambito
