Saudi Arabiaone of the main allies of USA in middle Eastasked today “moderation” after the American bombings and the United Kingdom in it Yemen in response to rebel attacks Houthis against commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
“the kingdom of Saudi Arabia follows with great concern the military operations taking place in the region of the Red Sea and the air attacks against several places in the Republic of Yemen“said the Saudi Foreign Ministry in a statement, in which it asked”moderation and avoid escalation”.
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In the note, the department appealed to the importance of preserving security and stability in the Red Sea region, while recalling that freedom of navigation is “an international demand because it harms the interests of the entire world“, in condemnation of the actions Houthis against merchant ships.
However, he asked “moderation” in view of “the events that are happening in the region“, in reference to the war in the Gaza Strip and the opening of new fronts of it.
As part of his tour of middle Eastthe US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenmet on January 8 with the Saudi crown prince, Mohamed bin Salmanto address the “efforts” carried out to prevent the war in Loop do not expand.
Saudi Arabia, which has intervened in the Yemen war since 2015 at the command of a military coalition and which also borders the Arab country, has warned on numerous occasions about the possible opening of new fronts of the Gaza warwhile he has expressed concern about the Houthi attacks.
USAhe United Kingdom and eight other countries justified this Thursday that the military action launched against objectives of the Houthi rebels in several provinces of Yemen demonstrates their joint commitment in favor of freedom of navigation.
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In a joint statement, the ten signatory countries (USA, United Kingdom, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand and South Korea) pointed out that their objective continues to be “reduce tensions and restore stability in the Red Sea.”.
“But let our message be clear: we will not hesitate to defend lives and protect the free flow of commerce in one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes in the face of continuing threats.“, they maintained.
After the bombings against Yemen, the Houthis, backed by Iran, declared a “open war” against the United States and the United Kingdom and claimed that they have launched a barrage of missiles against their warships in the Red Sea.
