G7 foreign ministers call on Iran to stop arming Houthis
The ministers said Iran’s support for the Houthis risks escalating the conflict and undermining global trade and energy security.
- On Monday, foreign ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States called on Iran to end its arming of Houthis, warning that this pattern of escalation risks undermining international trade and global stability.
- Tensions intensified after Houthi supporters rallied in Sanaa on Sept 18 to celebrate recent advances along the Red Sea coastline, demonstrating operational challenges facing the region.
- The ministers condemned the 'unacceptable continued strikes' against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, urging the group to immediately cease all military actions and threats against civilian shipping.
- Accusing Tehran of violating past United Nations Security Council resolutions, the ministers demanded the group return to the political process in good faith to resolve the crisis.
- This coordinated diplomatic effort indicates the ministers' concerns extend beyond maritime shipping, reflecting broader fears that the conflict in Yemen could further destabilize regional security.
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The Foreign Ministers of the G7 and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Kaja Kallas, this Tuesday called on the Houthis to cease "immediate" all their military actions and attacks on civilian maritime transport, while calling on Iran to stop the supply of arms and support for the Yemeni group.Keep reading....
Iran is holding its hand tight on the neck of the Strait of Ormuz, where part of the world’s oil and gas traffic continues to circulate, and now threatens the other trade route in the region: the one that, along the Strait of Bab al-Mandab, communicates the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean in the south. The advances made in recent days by the Shia rebels of Yemen – the Houthis – confirm this. The Houthis conquered the Yemeni port of Moka last week,…
The G-7 called on Iran to stop arming and supporting Ansar Allah's Al-Houthi group as fighting escalated in Yemen and the group's control of the entire Yemeni coast of the Red Sea, amid growing concerns about navigation and energy security, and Britain's and France's announcement of defence support for Saudi Arabia. This news was published via Cedar News News News.
Ministers urge all sides to avoid actions that could further destabilize region
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The foreign ministers of the G7 countries and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas call on the Houthis to immediately cease all military actions, threats, and attacks on civilian shipping. They do so in a statement released on Tuesday. Iran must stop arms deliveries and support to the Houthis, they state in the same declaration.
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