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A Yemeni Leadership Council vice-president told the UN that restoring state institutions is essential to Yemen’s stability and maritime security. He accused the Houthis of prolonging the conflict and called for international support for Yemen’s government.
King Salman condemned what he described as repeated Houthi targeting of Mecca. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a drone headed toward the city, while the Houthis denied the accusation.
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement has three member countries.
G7 foreign ministers condemned continued Houthi strikes against Saudi Arabia, called on Iran to end its support for the Houthis, and urged the group to stop attacks on civilian shipping. The statement followed an escalation in fighting in Yemen.
People who fled Yemen in recent days
Andy Burnham said the UK agreed to Saudi Arabia’s request for limited, time-limited defensive air-to-air refuelling to help protect the country and keep oil routes open. The Houthis have recently advanced toward the Red Sea coast and targeted Saudi oil infrastructure. G7 ministers urged them to stop attacks on civilian shipping.
World trade normally passing through the Bab al-Mandeb strait
Bridget Phillipson said the US-Iran conflict disrupted oil supplies and increased inflationary pressure, complicating the UK’s next budget, and defended staying out. Andy Burnham then met Donald Trump at the UN, where they discussed the relationship, Iran and the Chagos Islands deal.
Andy Burnham and Donald Trump have spoken by phone twice since Burnham entered No 10.
Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces are reviewing the collapse of their western coastal front after Houthi forces captured positions and the port city of Mocha. Political figures and military officials have offered competing explanations for the retreat.
Brigades were defeated in the western-front collapse