UN Security Council Condemns Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia
The council demanded the Houthis stop attacks on civilian and energy sites as Saudi Arabia prepares joint defense talks with Pakistan and Turkey.
- On Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition intercepted two drones targeting Riyadh and two ballistic missiles aimed at Khamis Mushait, according to military spokespeople who said they were "monitoring and tracking missile and drone threats directed at the Kingdom."
- Escalating hostilities stem from a Houthi naval blockade of Saudi Arabia declared in July, which has targeted energy infrastructure and vessels throughout the Red Sea, intensifying regional tensions.
- Military chiefs from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey met in Riyadh on Friday to review threats and operationalize the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, aiming to strengthen collective deterrence against escalating attacks.
- The United Nations Security Council condemned the strikes on Friday, with French envoy Jerome Bonnafont stating the body "further stressed the importance of acting in accordance with international law" regarding navigation rights.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied directing the Houthis, saying "the Houthis are responsible for their own actions," even as Washington and its allies continue accusing Tehran of backing the movement.
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New York., The Security Council of the United Nations (UN) yesterday condemned the escalation of attacks against Saudi Arabia by the pro-Iranian movement of the Houthis of Yemen, and demanded an “immediate cessation of its military escalation and offensive affecting the population and civilian objects.”
On the morning of 26 September, Saudi air defence forces intercepted two ballistic missiles and two drones launched, according to a coalition led by Riyadh, by the Yemeni movement Ansar Allah (Hushita).
The government coalition in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, says it has intercepted two missiles and two drones fired by Houthi rebels at neighboring Saudi Arabia. According to the government, the missiles were aimed at the city of Khamis Mushait in the southwest of the country. The drones were reportedly en route to the Saudi capital, Riyadh. According to the AP news agency, one missile was fired and shot down by Saudi Arabia. People were reported…
On Saturday, the Saudi authorities announced the destruction of several drones and ballistic missiles fired by Yemeni Husites in the direction of Riyadh and the city of Khamis-Mushite in the south-west of the country.
The Alliance said that the rockets were heading towards Khamis in a comb, while the drones were heading towards the capital, Riyadh.
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