Houthi spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree issued a statement yesterday, warning that if the U.S. joined Israel’s war on Iran, the Houthis would resume attacking U.S. ships in the Red Sea. Israel “seeks complete control over the region, and implements the Zionist plan with open American support and American partnership, and is trying to remove the Islamic Republic of Iran, because it considers it the greatest obstacle to achieving its plan,” the statement said. “Therefore, any American attack and aggression that supports the Israeli enemy against Iran within the framework of the same objective, aiming to enable the Israeli enemy to control the entire region, this is something that cannot be ignored, Because it means confiscating the freedom, independence, and dignity of our nation, enslaving it, humiliating it, distorting its identity, occupying its homelands, plundering its wealth, and establishing a system of permissible shedding of blood, honor, land, and holy sites….
“Accordingly, if the U.S. involves (itself) in an attack and aggression against Iran with the Israeli enemy, the armed forces will target its ships and warships in the Red Sea,” Saree added. “The armed forces are monitoring and observing all movements in the region, including hostile movements against our country, and they will take the necessary legitimate procedures to defend our beloved country and its proud people.”
