Attack with 21 drones and missiles by Iran-backed rebels comes despite planned UN security council vote on Wednesday to potentially demand halt to the assaults
See all our Middle East crisis coverage
Here’s more on the UN security council’s vote scheduled for Wednesday on a resolution that would demand an immediate halt to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea area.
The US draft resolution says at least two dozen Houthi attacks are impeding global commerce “and undermine navigational rights and freedoms as well as regional peace and security”, reports the Associated Press.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Attack with 21 drones and missiles by Iran-backed rebels comes despite planned UN security council vote on Wednesday to potentially demand halt to the assaultsSee all our Middle East crisis coverageHere’s more on the UN security council’s vote scheduled for Wednesday on a resolution that would demand an immediate halt to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea area.The US draft resolution says at least two dozen Houthi attacks are impeding global commerce “and undermine navigational rights and freedoms as well as regional peace and security”, reports the Associated Press. Continue reading…