The deputy foreign minister of the Houthi-led government in north-western Yemen said that the US is not telling the truth about what is happening in the Red Sea and the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
“Hussein al-Ezzi says it’s safe to travel across the Red Sea. ” This was reported by Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV.
At a press conference in Sanaa, he said that the Iran-backed group is attacking merchant and naval ships to stop Israeli ships from going to Palestinian ports until the aggression stops.
He also says the US and UK making the Red Sea more like a military zone is a danger to ships and boats.
The US and UK say the Houthis have done more than 30 dangerous and disruptive attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since mid-November. They think the recent attacks were meant to weaken the Houthis’ military power.
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Deputy foreign minister of Houthi charges US of “lying”
