Houthi blockade of Saudi Arabia risks ‘even wider’ regional conflict: UN spokesman

The threat from Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have announced a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, risks an “even wider” regional conflict, the spokesman for the UN secretary-general warned Monday. “We’ve seen the reports and are very much concerned by the renewed Houthi threats against Saudi Arabia, against freedom of navigation, which leads to […] The post Houthi blockade of Saudi Arabia risks ‘even wider’ regional conflict: UN spokesman appeared first on Insider Paper.