Red Sea Security
Yemen Vice President Calls for Shared Global Security to Protect Red Sea Shipping
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Yemen’s vice president, Abdullah al-Alimi, told the U.N. General Assembly that protecting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Red Sea shipping is a shared regional and international responsibility, not one Yemen can shoulder alone. He warned that Houthi attacks and threats to maritime navigation endanger the global economy, and argued that lasting maritime security depends on stability in Yemen and restoring effective state authority. Al-Alimi accused the Houthis of obstructing peace efforts, using humanitarian truces to build military strength and acting in support of Iran; these claims were presented as his allegations. He said Yemen’s internationally recognized government had made concessions and called for stronger international partnership and support for its capabilities, saying an armed group operating outside state authority prevents sustainable peace.
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Al-Alimi argued that responsibility for protecting Bab el-Mandeb extends to every economy relying on secure supply chains, energy security and freedom of navigation.
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He argued that protecting ships alone would not be enough, saying, “Security at sea begins with eliminating the threat on land,” and warning that maritime protection would not last if the land-based threat remained.
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Al-Alimi claimed that the Houthi uprising against President Abdo Rabbu Mansur Hadi in 2015 could not have lasted so long without Iranian military support.
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Al-Alimi said Yemen’s government was capable of ending the Houthi threat and urged the international community to establish a “strategic partnership” with Yemen.
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