EU condemns Houthi attack on Saudi tanker in Red Sea
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called the Houthi attack on a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea unacceptable and illegal.
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AIEuropean Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the attack carried out by Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen on a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea was unacceptable and illegal, and further inflames an already tense situation in the region.
In a statement on Thursday, Kallas urged the Houthis to stop attacking ships in the Red Sea following their targeting of a Saudi oil tanker, and to halt all activities that endanger international navigation and the lives of seafarers.
She added that the Houthis' latest threats to impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia pose a direct threat to regional stability and represent a dangerous escalation.