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The raids represent the U.S. military's first response to the ongoing campaign of drone and missile attacks on commercial vessels since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict and come just a week after the White House and some allied countries issued a final warning the Houthis to stop the attacks.
EU: Trial over naval deployment in the Red Sea begins
From Brussels they announced that the process for a naval mission in the Red Sea had begun. In fact, the EU External Action Service has presented its Blue Star mission proposal for the defense of international trade to the 27 EU member states, which proposes the deployment of “at least three destroyers or anti-aircraft frigates with multiple mission capabilities” for at least “a year”. The proposal, put forward before the US and UK attacks in Yemen, said that “the exact size and composition of the operation will be subject to further operational planning”. However, there are doubts that the EU mission, as conceived, was born “old”.
Moscow: “USA and Great Britain have violated the UN Charter”
Russia has denounced the “blatant aggression” of the US and Britain 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.
Houthis: “We will continue to attack ships linked to Israel”
“We have not targeted any other country in the world except Israel,” the Houthis’ official spokesman, Muhammad Abdul Salam, said. The Armed Forces have given an initial response and we will expand this very soon. We will continue to target Israeli ships traveling towards them until the end of the aggression against Gaza. A US general confirmed that the Houthis had fired a new anti-ship missile following Thursday's attacks.
Biden: “Raids in response to attacks”
“On my orders, U.S. forces, along with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, successfully carried out attacks against a number of targets in Yemen that were used by Houthi rebels to undermine freedom of navigation .” one of the world's most vital waterways.” President Joe Biden made this known in a note, stating that this was the “direct response to the Houthi attacks” and that he would not hesitate to “take further action if necessary to protect our People and free international trade.” Asked by reporters whether he planned to send a message to the regime in Tehran, he said: “I have already sent a message to Iran. I will definitely respond to the Houthis , if they continue this outrageous behavior.”
Cameron: “The safety of British ships is vital”
“The United Kingdom and the United States have carried out targeted attacks on Houthi military targets in Yemen – British Foreign Secretary David Cameron explained why we are intervening. As the UN Security Council has made clear, the Houthis must stop attacks in the Red Sea,” the message concludes.
Tehran condemns the attacks by the USA and Great Britain
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani “strongly condemned the US and British attacks on various cities in Yemen, deeming them an arbitrary action, a clear violation of Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a violation of international law and regulations .” “. As the Tehran Foreign Ministry reported on X, Kanani said that “the only result of the attacks will be to create instability in the region.” The official linked the raids to US support for Israel and demanded the international community to “stop the spread of war.”
Riyadh: “Great concern about attacks”
Saudi Arabia is following the US and British airstrikes on neighboring Yemen with “great concern”, the State Department said in a statement, urging it to avoid escalation. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is following with great concern the military operations in the Red Sea region and the air strikes on a number of locations in the Republic of Yemen,” the statement said, calling for “self-control and the avoidance of an attack.” Escalation”.
Hamas: “There will be consequences”
“This aggression indicates the decision to expand the conflict area beyond the Gaza Strip, and this will have consequences,” said Hamas member Sami Abu Zhoun, quoted by the media. “The US and British aggression against elements of the Yemeni army for siding with Gaza is a provocation against the Palestinian nation.”
China: “Worry”
China has expressed “concern” about attacks in Yemen. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said this and called on “all parties to prevent the conflict from spreading.” Beijing is “concerned about the escalation of tensions in the Red Sea and calls on the parties concerned to maintain calm and restraint to prevent further escalation of the conflict.”