Yemeni vice president tells UN Houthis use maritime security as blackmail

Yemen's Vice President Abdallah al-Alimi told the UN General Assembly that Houthis treat navigation security as a bargaining tool.

• Al-Alimi addressed the UN General Assembly's 81st session, saying Yemen has lived 12 years of war, displacement, and poverty.
• He said Houthis turned the humanitarian truce into a chance to expand their military arsenal and failed to honor commitments.
• He called on the international community to halt arms flows to Houthis, warning that threats to navigation endanger the global economy.
• Al-Alimi said sustainable Red Sea security is impossible while an armed militia operates outside the state framework.