Leading Houthi threatens ‘siege’ on Saudi Arabia after Yemen airport attack
Leading Houthi threatens ‘siege’ on Saudi Arabia after Yemen airport attack Speaking to Al Jazeera, leading Houthi Mohammed al-Bukhaiti warns of attacks...
Key points
- Leading Houthi threatens ‘siege’ on Saudi Arabia after Yemen airport attack Speaking to Al Jazeera, leading Houthi Mohammed al-Bukhaiti warns of attacks on Saudi Arabia, prompting fears of return to all-out war in Yemen.
- Sanaa, Yemen – A leading official with Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officially known as Ansar Allah, has threatened a “siege” on Saudi Arabia in retaliation for an attack on Sanaa International Airport.
- The Houthis blamed Saudi Arabia for the Monday attack, but Yemen’s internationally recognised government has claimed responsibility, saying that it was a measure to prevent an Iranian plane from landing in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital.
- - list 3 of 3Iran lawmakers present Hormuz management bill as US war heats up “Their willingness to attack Sanaa Airport to prevent flights from arriving or departing gives Yemen the right to strike their airports and to impose on them a siege just as they have done to us,” al-Bukhaiti said.
What happened
Leading Houthi threatens ‘siege’ on Saudi Arabia after Yemen airport attack Speaking to Al Jazeera, leading Houthi Mohammed al-Bukhaiti warns of attacks on Saudi Arabia, prompting fears of return to all-out war in Yemen. Sanaa, Yemen – A leading official with Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officially known as Ansar Allah, has threatened a “siege” on Saudi Arabia in retaliation for an attack on Sanaa International Airport. The Houthis blamed Saudi Arabia for the Monday attack, but Yemen’s internationally recognised government has claimed responsibility, saying that it was a measure to prevent an Iranian plane from landing in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital. - list 3 of 3Iran lawmakers present Hormuz management bill as US war heats up “Their willingness to attack Sanaa Airport to prevent flights from arriving or departing gives Yemen the right to strike their airports and to impose on them a siege just as they have done to us,” al-Bukhaiti said. Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said that Monday’s attack ended the “de-escalation phase” of Yemen’s war, which has been ongoing since a Houthi takeover of Sanaa in 2014. The strikes, which al-Bukhaiti said “will not pass without response and...