Yemen's internationally recognized government has justified recent US and UK attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen, pointing to “terrorist attacks” by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on commercial ships in the Red Sea. On the other hand, it considered the Houthis' claims to be in support of the Palestinians. “Propaganda.” Yemen also appeared to criticize the Biden administration's previous removal of the Houthis from its list of foreign terrorist organizations, saying it posed a “threat to global security and stability.” He claimed to have “encouraged”
In a press release on Friday, the Saudi-backed and United Nations-recognized Yemeni government said: expressed “Great concern” was justified over the recent military escalation in the country and in the southern Red Sea. Recent The US and UK airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen are described as a “response to continued terrorist attacks by Houthi militias that threaten the safety and security of international navigation.”
Yemen is watching with great concern military escalations in our country and in the southern Red Sea, the latest of which are military operations carried out in response to continued terrorist attacks by the Houthi militia that threaten Yemen's safety and security. Met.
— Yemen Embassy DC (@YemenEmbassy_DC) January 12, 2024
In a statement, the government claims it has the exclusive right to improve security and security on Yemen's Red Sea coast, while making unsubstantiated claims that the Shiite Houthi terrorist group supports the Palestinian cause. accused of inciting conflict in Yemen.
“The government holds that the Houthi militias are responsible for dragging the country into military conflict with misleading claims that actually have nothing to do with support for our compatriots in the occupied Palestinian territories. “I condemn it,” it says.
The internationally recognized government also appears to have condemned, among other things, the Biden administration's decision to remove the Iran-aligned Houthis from the US Foreign Terrorist Organizations list (FTO) in early 2021, which Critics argued that it would embolden the Houthis.
“The government believes that some of the international community's policies towards Yemen have contributed to the survival and strengthening of the Houthi militias and encouraged them to engage in more hostile acts that today pose a threat to security and stability around the world. I remember that,” he said. The official communication states:
It concludes by reaffirming Israel's position on the Palestinian issue, calling for an end to Israeli military operations in Gaza, urging prompt assistance, and highlighting the global risks of continuing the conflict.
Last month, the Yemeni embassy in Washington, D.C., condemned the Houthis as a “terrorist organization that has continued to kill Yemenis since the 2014 coup.”
supported by Iran #Houthis The militia is a terrorist organization that has been killing Yemenis since the 2014 coup. #Iranthey are using the Israeli occupying power's atrocities against Palestinians to cover up domestic terrorism.
Re-designation…— Yemen Embassy DC (@YemenEmbassy_DC) December 3, 2023
The message continued that, like Iran, the Houthis “use the Israeli occupation state's atrocities against Palestinians to cover up their domestic terrorism.”
According to Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak, the Houthis exploit He stressed that the group's actions had nothing to do with supporting the Palestinians, and claimed that it ensured the security of the Red Sea for domestic propaganda purposes.
Meanwhile, Yemeni Ambassador to the United States, Mohammed Al Hadrami, repeated He called on the State Department to redesignate the Iranian-backed Houthis as an FTO, a designation that was passed to Joe Biden in 2021, a month after the Trump administration applied the designation in the wake of the attack on Yemen's Aden airport. It was lifted by President Biden.
Reporter: “Are you willing to call the Houthis a terrorist group?”
Biden: “I think so.”
(Biden *removes* terrorist designation for Houthis in 2021) pic.twitter.com/k3OYkxloYy
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 12, 2024
In November, the Yemeni government expressed The country “absolutely rejects the recent acts of maritime piracy carried out by the Houthi militia, with the full support of the Iranian regime, within Yemeni territorial waters, which represent a serious threat to maritime navigation and international peace and security.” he claimed. The terrorist act will deepen Yemen's humanitarian crisis, doubling the financial burden, insurance premiums and sea freight costs for ships bound for Yemeni ports. ”
He also blamed the Houthi's “terrorist attacks” on “the international community's unwillingness to deter the actions of the Houthi militia.” Over the past few years, Houthi militias have carried out dozens of armed robberies and naval bomb attacks on commercial ships, oil installations, and oil installations of various nationalities. The same goes for civilian infrastructure in neighboring countries. ”
Last year, the internationally recognized government praised U.S. military assistance intercepting Iranian weapons destined for Houthi militias.
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The remarks came as Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have become a matter of grave international concern and pose a strategic threat to the United States, its allies, and global economic stability.
In response, U.S. and British forces launched airstrikes on Houthi-held strongholds in the war-torn country over the weekend.
Yemen is currently a divided country with multiple factions. Yemen's internationally recognized government, backed by the Saudi-led coalition, has been at war with the Houthis, who now control large parts of the country, for nearly a decade.
https://twitter.com/MashhourII/status/1035122739739324416
The Houthis, a member of Iran's “Axis of Resistance,” are said to be involved in numerous human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law, including the reintroduction of slavery, the torture and execution of civilians, and various forms of sexual violence. has been done.
– Houthis kill their own children
– Houthis are Yemen’s enemy
– Houthis threaten the region
– Houthis starve Yemenis in occupied territories
– The Houthis are an Iranian terrorist organizationSaudi Arabia 🇸 supports Yemen's legitimate government 🇾 https://t.co/tBJnyqILcB
— Ulli (@RealthingUlli) January 23, 2023
It has also been accused of recruiting child soldiers, using civilians as human shields, and obstructing humanitarian efforts, including diverting international aid and obstructing aid distribution. Additionally, the Houthis have enforced restrictive measures against women and girls, including a ban on traveling without a male guardian and sexual abuse of detainees.
Their actions often parallel the repressive conditions found in Taliban-controlled areas, contributing significantly to the ongoing humanitarian crisis and suffering of the Yemeni people.
To all you “I support Yemen 🇾” idiots, did you know that the internationally recognized official government of Yemen is fighting the Houthis?
You don't support Yemen. You are siding with a terrorist organization that has killed over 100,000 Yemeni civilians. pic.twitter.com/qY23v0F6EA
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) January 14, 2024
Nevertheless, many Palestinian supporters support the Houthis and their recent maritime attacks, while portraying themselves as Yemeni supporters.
You would be hard-pressed to find a less progressive movement anywhere in the world than the slave-owning, child-marriage, blasphemous beheadings, and Jew-hunting movement of Yemen's Houthis. But Western progressives love them all the same. It's all very clear. https://t.co/dfJKTAZTUG
— Ben Goldsmith (@BenGoldsmith) January 13, 2024
However, despite claims that the attacks were due to Israel's ongoing conflict in Gaza, the Houthis have consistently targeted a variety of vessels in the Red Sea over the years, including warships and commercial vessels. Major incidents include the 2016 attack on the USS Mason, the 2017 targeting of a Saudi warship and a Turkish ship carrying wheat, and the 2018 missile attack on multiple merchant ships in the Red Sea, including a UAE vessel carrying wheat. attacks, etc. Also medical supplies in 2022.
Iran, the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, continues to pose a global threat to its interests, with a focus on nuclear weapons and support for terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Yemen's Houthis. many countries.
Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter @Joshua Klein.
