Met yesterday for the second emergency session on Yemen in less than a week, the Security Council of the United Nations Unite analyzed the implications of the advance of Houthi forces towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the most strategic issues in the world. The meeting ended with the majority of countries that declared themselves in favour of a call for de-escalation, dialogue and respect for freedom while calling for a more arms embargo and an end to external support for the Houthis.

Introducing the meeting, the Under-Secretary-General for Medio East, Europe, Americas, Asia and Pacific, Khaled Khiari, has highlighted that Houthi rebels have conquered several islands in the Southern Red Sea, including Mokha Harbour, Perim Island and the Greater and Lesser Hanish Islands, thus tightening the grip on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which carries about 8.7% of the global maritime trade, while the Yemeni government recognized at the international level has responded by launching a counteroffensive on different fronts.

Particular concern about the impact of the crisis on the sea freight was expressed by Saudi Arabia, against whose ships the attacks have recently been concentrated of the Houthis, and of Greece, whose ships were also targeted by attacks mainly during 2025. The Saudi representative Abdulaziz M. Alwasil denounced that the The Houthis and the militias that support them are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the straits", taking into account hostage to the international community and the global economy and stressed that the protection of vital waterways is A collective responsibility that requires a firm response by the Council and the implementation of resolutions 2216 (2015) and 2722 (2024).

For Greece, Aglaia Balta warned that the advance of the Houthis along Yemen's west coast, including conquest of the port of Mokha and the Hanish Islands, marks a "dangerous turning point" for the security of the Red Sea and which, combined with the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, this escalation has far-reaching implications scope for maritime security, global trade and prosperity.

The United States, through the voice of Jennifer Locetta, they asked the Houthis to stop the advance, to retreat from the occupied territories and cease attacks, pointing the finger against Iran as the "main violator" of the resolutions 2140 and 2216, accused of arming, financing and directing the group. China, through Sun Lei, has instead invited all the moderation and a return to negotiations, stressing the role that the Gulf countries could play as mediators and proposing a new security architecture for the Middle East.