Yemen's Houthis Describe UN Security Council Resolution as a 'Political Game'

Mohammad Ali al-Houthi, head of the 'Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen's Houthis', said on Thursday that the UN resolution regarding shipping in the Red Sea is a political game. According to Reuters, the UN Security Council on Wednesday called on the Houthis, who are supported by the Iranian government, to immediately cease attacks on ships in the Red Sea and backed the US-led task force to defend the vessels. Fifteen members of the Security Council voted in favor of the US-proposed resolution with 11 votes for, four abstentions, and no votes against. Al-Houthi claimed on the social media platform 'X' that what the Yemeni armed forces are doing is within the framework of legitimate defense and that any action they face will provoke a reaction. He stated: 'We ask the Security Council to immediately free 2.3 million people from the siege imposed by Israel and the US in Gaza.' US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Wednesday that the ongoing attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis on commercial shipping lines in the Red Sea would have 'consequences'. The British newspaper Telegraph reported on Wednesday, citing its intelligence sources in Iran, that the Houthi group has been trained at the 'Khamenei Marine Science and Technology University' in Zibakenar, Rasht, and that Ali Khamenei personally oversees their activities. The Telegraph specified that Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, has played a 'central and personal role' in the Houthis' actions in the Red Sea and has ordered that more weapons and equipment be provided to this rebel group. According to the Telegraph, about 200 members of this Yemeni group, which is now attacking vessels passing through the Red Sea, have received necessary training in Iran through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at the Khamenei Marine Science and Technology University in Zibakenar. Blinken's warning to the Islamic Republic: Support for the Houthis will have 'consequences'. Associated Press: Concerns about the onset of a 'full-scale war' in the region have increased. A global container shipping giant has warned its clients about a potential 'major disruption' and is sending its ships with 'escort' around the Red Sea.