The United Nations Security Council has condemned continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including strikes that hit civilian and energy infrastructure and injured civilians, according to Firstpost. The joint statement was delivered on Friday by the council’s rotating president, French UN envoy Jérôme Bonnafont.
Saudi Arabia is preparing talks between its military chiefs and those of Pakistan and Turkey under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, which commits the three countries to mutual defence if one is attacked. The consultations follow a meeting of the three foreign ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan has urged troops to defend the kingdom’s borders amid escalating Houthi strikes since July, after years of relative calm. The Iran-backed group has intensified attacks on Saudi targets and declared a maritime blockade while seizing parts of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline, raising concerns over oil exports and key shipping routes.
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