1:38 p.m
USA at the United Nations: Necessary measures in Yemen
The measures taken together with the UK and with the support of some other countries against the Houthi military bases in Yemen were “necessary, proportionate, in compliance with international law and in the exercise of the right to self-defense guaranteed by Article 51 of the UN Charter”. . This was said by American UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Red Sea. “No one is immune from the effects of Houthi attacks, no one, not even Russia – he added – all our ships are vulnerable.”
1:37 p.m
Russia: USA and Great Britain have violated the UN Charter
Russia has denounced the “blatant aggression” of the US and UK on the territory of Yemen. “This is an armed aggression by a group of countries against another country, and it has nothing to do with self-defense,” Moscow’s UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzia said during the emergency Security Council meeting. Nebenzia accused the US and Britain of violating Article 2 of the UN Charter, which requires members not to use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of a state, with their expedition to Yemen against Houthi bases.
1:27 p.m
Houthis: Our attacks do not stop
U.S. strikes in Yemen, including last night on a military base in Sanaa, have had no significant impact on the Houthis' ability to continue blocking merchant ships from passing through the Red and Arabian Seas, the official said. Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam: as reported by international media. A Houthi official, Nasruldeen Amer, told Al Jazeera that there were no injuries in the latest attack and promised a “strong and effective response”: “There were no injuries, no material or human losses,” he said.
06:50
Biden: “We are not at war with Iran”
The United States is “not” at war with Iran. President Joe Biden said this in a response to journalists who followed him in Pennsylvania. “Iran does not want war with us,” the president added.
06:50
USA and Great Britain attack Yemen
The US and British attacks hit nearly 30 Houthi rebel-held locations in Yemen with more than 150 bombs and rockets. That's what the Pentagon said. According to a senior U.S. military officer, the raids “achieved their goal of impairing the Houthis' ability to carry out drone and missile attacks of the type that occurred on Tuesday.”