Mohammed al-Houthi: US seeks to shut down Red Sea shipping with lies and deceit

Mohammed al-Houthi: US seeks to shut down Red Sea shipping with lies and deceit

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall and amphibious assault ship USS Bataan transit the Bab al-Mandeb strait on Aug. 9, 2023. The top commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East says Yemen’s Houthi rebels are showing no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea. But Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said in an Associated Press interview on Saturday that more nations are joining the international maritime mission to protect vessels in the vital waterway and trade traffic is beginning to pick up. (Mass Communications Spc. 2nd Class Moises Sandoval/U.S. Navy via AP)

Member of the Supreme Political Council in Sana’a, Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, confirmed on Tuesday that America and Britain seek to close the Suez Canal through their intimidation and warnings to ships not to pass through Bab al-Mandab.

“The Americans and the British want to show the world that there is a great danger even though they are the ones responsible for it,” Al-Houthi added in an interview with the Russia Today channel. “The past period had proven that there was no danger to all ships.”

“The operations of the Yemeni armed forces only target ships linked to Israel and that maritime navigation is safe,” Al-Houthi reiterated.