Houthis declare 'blockade for blockade' on Saudi, assure US ships are safe
Houthis declare 'blockade for blockade' on Saudi, assure US ships are safe The Houthis have declared what they call an "equation of blockade for blockade and escalation for escalation", vowing that Riyadh will face consequences for restrictions imposed on Yemen. Mahdi al-Mashat, who heads the group's Supreme Political Council, said in a televised address that Yemen was pressing ahead to end the…
The Houthi rebel group has declared an "equation of blockade for blockade" and vowed to escalate tensions with Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi-imposed restrictions on Yemen. In a televised address, Mahdi al-Mashat, who heads the group's Supreme Political Council, outlined Yemen's objectives as ending the Saudi campaign and blockade, reopening airports and seaports, recovering national resources, and securing compensation.
He reassured that shipping and international commerce through the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab would not face any threat from Yemen, with Saudi vessels being the sole exception.
Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthi political bureau, provided additional assurance to the Trump administration. In an interview with the Associated Press, al-Bukhaiti stated that the group had given assurances that they would not target American ships in the Red Sea. He clarified that Washington had reached out to the Houthis following their rapid advance along Yemen's western coastline towards the Bab al-Mandab Strait earlier in the month.
Al-Bukhaiti emphasized that only Saudi Arabia was being targeted in the waterway, with no threats posed to US ships.
Written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
