
The coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, announced the implementation of a qualitative military operation to neutralize vital sources used by the Houthi group in its attacks against civilians and civilian objects in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, stressing the continuation of its measures to deter the militia’s behavior.
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Armed confrontations continue between the Iran-backed Houthis and the Yemeni army forces of the internationally recognized government.
The Saudi-led “Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen” announced on Sunday that it had carried out a military operation, which it described as “qualitative”, to neutralize the vital sources used by the Houthi group to carry out its repeated attacks in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
The official spokesman for the "Coalition", Major General Turki Al-Maliki, confirmed, "The terrorist Houthi militia continues its deliberate and systematic attacks on civilians and civilian objects in Yemen and the Kingdom, and it is proven that vital resources continue to be harnessed to support its war effort and enhance its military capabilities, especially ballistic and drones, which confirms its terrorist and brutal methodology by employing vital resources to serve its hostile activities.", according to what was reported by the Saudi News Agency "SPA."
Major General Turki Al-Maliki explained, “As a result of the continuation of these attacks, and the direct threat they pose to the lives of civilians and the safety of civilian objects, the leadership of the joint forces of the coalition carried out a qualitative military operation this morning, to neutralize the vital sources used by the terrorist Houthi militia to carry out its repeated and brutal attacks, as well as threatening the security of the Kingdom, Yemen, and the maritime shipping lines in the southern Red Sea.”
The coalition spokesman confirmed, "The leadership of the joint forces of the coalition continues to take and implement the necessary operational measures to deter the behavior of the terrorist Houthi militia, and stop the use of vital resources to support its war effort. It must also stop all hostile and brutal operations against civilians and civilian objects, unless the terrorist Houthi militia has to bear the consequences of its hostile behavior," according to the "SPA" agency.
This comes amid continuing armed confrontations between the Iran-backed Houthis and the Yemeni army forces of the internationally recognized government in a number of Yemeni governorates.

The spokesman for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Hussein Mohebi, threatened to expand military operations and identify new targets if Iran was subjected to attacks from America and Israel, stressing the enemy’s failure to achieve its goals against the Iranian regime.

Deputy Chief of Staff of Saudi Arabia, Lieutenant General Fahd Al-Ghufaili, confirmed during the Manama Dialogue Forum that the safety of the straits and freedom of navigation are two pillars of stable international security, warning of Houthi threats to commercial ships.

Iranian Defense Minister Mehrdad Akhlaqi confirmed that his country is pursuing the implementation of the strategy of immediate and effective response to any threat without geographical restrictions, stressing that the timing of the response and its repercussions will not be determined by the threatening party, based on the directives of the senior leadership.

The US Central Command (Centcom) announced the redirection of 144 commercial ships to ensure their compliance with the naval blockade imposed on Iran until October 31, 2026, noting that the blockade prevented the export of Iranian oil worth $25 billion.

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued orders to the armed forces to respond immediately to any threat without geographical restrictions, amid Iranian warnings of the expansion of the war and this coincided with diplomatic mediation efforts in Doha and Tehran.

The Gulf region witnessed a military escalation with Iranian threats of an unrestricted response, and mysterious incidents involving oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, in conjunction with the continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, amid Pakistani and regional mediation efforts to calm tensions.