UN Security Council Condemns Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia and Shipping

The UN Security Council issued a joint statement strongly condemning the escalating attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels against Saudi Arabia, including strikes on Riyadh's airport and threats to commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The council affirmed Saudi Arabia's right to self-defense. These condemnations follow the collapse of a years-long truce and the re-ignition of Yemen's civil war in September.