Russia on Friday condemned the military attack on Yemen by the United States and Britain, which the Kremlin said amounted to an irresponsible venture that risks causing chaos throughout the Middle East.
US and UK launch air and sea attacks against Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to attacks on ships by Iran-backed movement in the Red Sea, a dramatic regional escalation of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza did.
But Russia, Iran's ally and partner in major Arab states, on Friday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss the issue.
“We strongly condemn this irresponsible action by the United States and its allies,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters.
“A major military escalation in the Red Sea region could break the positive trends that have recently emerged in Yemen's settlement process and cause a destabilization of the situation in the entire Middle East.”
Russia, which has been criticized for what Western countries say is an illegal war in Ukraine, said the attack on Yemen was carried out without any orders from the United Nations and that it was an illegal war by the United States and its allies. “It's an adventure,” he said.
Russia said it shared Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region's concerns about the attack. Riyadh called for restraint and “avoidance of escalation” following the strike and said it was monitoring the situation with great concern.
“We share the concerns expressed by our regional partners, especially Saudi Arabia,” Zakharova said.
Iran also condemned the U.S.-led attacks as illegal and escalating.
The US strikes as part of an international effort to restore freedom of trade in the vital route between Europe and Asia, which accounts for about 15% of trade, with Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands supporting the operation. He said he is trying to present. World transport traffic.
A spokesman for Yemen's Houthis said the U.S. and British attacks were unjustified and that the group would continue to target ships heading to Israel.
