Bahrain urges ‘firm’ UN Security Council response to Houthi and Iranian ‘blackmail’ attacks
NEW YORK CITY: Bahrain’s ambassador to the UN, Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, told the Security Council on Tuesday that Houthi attacks that threaten navigation in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait and the Red Sea, and Iranian strikes that affect freedom of passage through the Strait of Hormuz, amount to “a form of blackmail” that demands a firm response.
“All of these attacks require the council to take a very firm stance to ensure navigational security and freedom of passage in maritime corridors,” he said.
He was addressing the council on Tuesday after it adopted Resolution 2826, which extended for six months a mandate by the UN secretary-general to report Houthi attacks against shipping in the Red Sea.
Alrowaiei said council members must ensure that international law and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea are respected “to safeguard the peace and security of the region and to serve the interests of all member states.”
