Arab League criticises “scaled” of Hutis attacks against Saudi Arabia

Na statement, the pan-Arab organization, composed of 22 countries, warned that “the continuation of these attacks represents a dangerous and unacceptable escalation [...] which would increase tension and endanger the security and stability of the region” in the Middle East, already affected by the closure of the Strait of Ormuz and the increasing restrictions on energy exports.

It also reiterated full solidarity with Riyadh and support for the measures it takes to protect the security of its citizens and residents and the sovereignty of the territory.”.

For the organization, “the security of the kingdom is an integral part of Arab national security”.

The conviction arises after the Huthis, supported by Iran, assured Friday and Saturday that they had attacked with ballistic missiles and “precise impact” the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as well as facilities of the world’s largest oil company, Aramco, in the port of Yanbu, in the Red Sea and key point for the export of Saudi oil to the closure of Ormuz by Iran.

Saudi Arabia has confirmed in the last few hours that it intercepted and destroyed a missile launched against Riyadh, without referring to the alleged Huthis launches against Yanbu which, if confirmed, would represent the second serious attack in less than two weeks against the East-West pipeline facilities.

This month’s 11th, Riyadh announced the closure of the pipeline, through which he exported about seven million barrels of crude per day after an attack on Huthis missiles and drones, which will have damaged part of the infrastructure and pumping stations.

The Huthis ensure that the attacks against the northern neighbour and the maritime blockade imposed on Saudi ships in the Red Sea will continue until Riyadh ceases his air strikes against his positions in support of the internationally recognised Yemeni Government.

In this context, they accuse Saudi Arabia of intensifying the bombings on Yemen, with hundreds of flights of military aircraft, after the Huthi offensive which allowed the insurgents to expel the forces of the internationally recognized Government from the entire western coast of the country and to control the Bab el-Mandeb strait, on the southern port of the Red Sea and vital for international trade.