US explains strikes on Yemen

US Ambassador to the UN explains strikes on Yemen

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the strikes on Yemen were “necessary,” RIA Novosti reported.

She said US and allied strikes in Yemen were “proportionate and consistent with international law.”

Earlier, the United States and Great Britain launched an operation against the Ansar Allah movement, carrying out airstrikes on targets in four provinces of Yemen. Yemen said 73 strikes were carried out, killing five fighters and wounding six more. The Houthi leadership reported attacks on American and British military bases and facilities, as well as the destruction of an American warship.

US President Joe Biden has announced new strikes against Houthi forces in Yemen if they continue attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea. The owner of the White House, when talking to reporters, called the Houthis a terrorist group. The American leader also said that he had prepared a message for Iran, which, according to Washington, supports the Yemeni rebels.

Russian Permanent Representative Vasily Nebenzya said that the strikes by the United States and its allies on Yemen violate Article 2 of the UN Charter. He accused Washington and its partners of helping the conflict spread throughout the region. He called such US actions arbitrary, noting that Washington calls them “effective diplomacy.