G7 Condemns Houthi Attacks
G7 Demands Houthis Halt Strikes and Urges Iran to End Support
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Iran has previously denied supplying weapons to the Houthis, saying that its support for the group is political only.
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The G7 said Iran’s backing of the Houthis violates previous U.N. Security Council resolutions.
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The recent fighting reportedly caused nearly 700 deaths and internally displaced about 130,000 Yemenis, according to Reuters cited by The Sunday Guardian.
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The Houthis reportedly launched a large-scale missile and drone barrage targeting Riyadh and oil facilities in Yanbu, amid the unraveling of a fragile truce reached between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in 2022.
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Reports said the six people killed in the strike on Mokha included two children and a woman, while eight others were injured.
The Group of Seven demanded on Monday that Iran stop arming Yemen's Houthis and that the militant group halt attacks on Saudi Arabia and global shipping. Meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York, foreign ministers from the US, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan called the Iranian support a violation of international law that threatens energy security and world trade. Voice of Emirates reported that the G7 said Iran's military backing represents a dangerous pattern of escalation.
The demand follows a major Houthi offensive that seized control of Yemen's Red Sea coast, including the strategic port of Mokha. On September 19, the group launched missiles and drones at the Saudi capital of Riyadh for the first time in years, targeting oil facilities in Yanbu. The escalation has killed nearly 700 people and forced 130,000 Yemenis from their homes, Reuters data showed via The Sunday Guardian, while raising fears of disruptions to global shipping through the vital Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Iran Violates UN Weapons Embargo, G7 Says
The G7 statement condemned what it called a dangerous pattern of Iranian military support for the Houthis. Iran Wire reported that ministers warned the arms transfers disrupt international trade and global stability. Iran has previously denied supplying weapons to the group, saying its support is purely political. But the G7 said Iran's backing violates UN Security Council resolutions that mandate a weapons embargo on the Houthis.
Houthi Offensive Seizes Red Sea Control
The Houthis launched a major military campaign in mid-September, taking control of strategic strongholds along Yemen's Red Sea coast and key islands in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. People's Daily reported that the group's attacks on Saudi Arabia and civilian ships prompted the G7 response. The September 19 missile and drone barrage on Riyadh marked the first major strike on the Saudi capital in years, hitting oil infrastructure in Yanbu. The offensive broke a fragile 2022 truce that had kept the conflict mostly quiet.
Civilian Toll Rising as Coalition Strikes Mokha
Saudi-led airstrikes on the port city of Mokha killed six people and wounded eight, according to Houthi-linked media cited by news agencies. The victims included two children and one woman among the dead. Republic World reported that the G7 statement condemned these continued Houthi strikes while warning of the humanitarian crisis spreading across Yemen. Recent fighting has displaced approximately 130,000 Yemenis and caused close to 700 deaths in total.
Western Allies Boost Saudi Defense Against Attacks
Britain and France announced joint defensive assistance to Saudi Arabia to protect energy infrastructure from Houthi strikes. Armenpress reported that the G7 ministers also called on the Houthis to halt all military operations and return to political negotiations. The group demanded an immediate end to attacks on civilian shipping and reaffirmed support for Yemen's internationally recognized government. Regional analysts warn that Houthi control of the Red Sea coast gives Iran strategic leverage over two vital shipping chokepoints—the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab—exposing global energy markets to disruption.
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