Yemen to alert UN of states preparing to aid Israel
In remarks to Yemen News Agency (SABA) on Saturday, al-Mashat stressed that his country's decision is rooted in humanitarian, religious, and legal principles, calling on Arab and Islamic nations to 'take a unified stand instead of waiting to be targeted one by one.'
'The flames of war will eventually reach every corner of the region if we don't act together to stop the campaign of domination led by arrogant powers.'
Reiterating Yemen's position on US involvement, al-Mashat confirmed that Washington would gain nothing by joining Israel's assault except what he described as a deeper entanglement in the conflict. 'Everyone will see that clearly,' he said.
He further warned that any actor complicit in the Israeli attack must bear the consequences, revealing plans to direct the Foreign Ministry to notify the United Nations of observed preparations by some member states to assist in the aggression against Iran.
'Yemen will confront any such involvement through all legitimate means.'
Earlier Saturday, Yemen's Ansarallah (Houthis) threatened to strike US naval vessels in the Red Sea if Washington supports Tel Aviv, accusing both the US and Israel of pursuing regional domination under coordinated efforts.
The warning comes as Israel's Operation Rising Lion continues to target Iranian nuclear and military sites, killing senior IRGC commanders and nuclear scientists, while Iran's response—True Promise 3—has so far unleashed 18 waves of missile and drone attacks across Israeli territory.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Shafaq News
3 hours ago
- Shafaq News
Ali Larijani expected to lead Iran's new security council
Shafaq News - Tehran Iran is preparing to establish a new Defense Council as part of a broader restructuring of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Iranian media outlets revealed on Friday. According to information obtained by Fars News Agency, the council will focus on strategic defense policy and is expected to be formally constituted soon. As part of the leadership reshuffle, Ali Larijani, a top advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is likely to be appointed SNSC secretary in the coming days. Rear Admiral Ali Akbar Ahmadian, the current secretary of the SNSC, is expected to oversee several critical and high-level national files, described as strategic missions requiring top-tier coordination and management.
Rudaw Net
4 hours ago
- Rudaw Net
Iran faces condemnation for prisoner amputations
A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A human rights watchdog reported a series of abuses in Iran during July, including the execution of at least four people and the amputation of the fingers of three prisoners, a punishment described as "torture" by a United Nations expert. 'At least four individuals were executed in Iran during July,' the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) said on Friday in its monthly report. On Thursday, 'Iranian authorities amputated the fingers of three prisoners,' it added. The three, identified as Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharifian, and Mehdi Shahivand, each had four fingers on their right hand amputated using a guillotine, leaving their thumbs and palms intact, according to KHRN. The judiciary confirmed the punishment was carried out. 'Due to the lack of cooperation of the convicts, the verdict to amputate the hands of these three professional thieves was implemented after the legal procedures in the Prosecutor's Office, Criminal Court 1, and with final approval and certainty in the Supreme Court, taking into account all religious and legal measures,' the judiciary's media site Mizan stated on Thursday. The amputation of hands is a prescribed punishment for thieves in Islamic Sharia law. Iran's penal code has a number of conditions for amputation sentences, including that the individual being punished is sane, not coerced, and did not commit the crime at a time of famine. The punishment has drawn condemnation. UN special rapporteur Mai Sato expressed deep concern in a post on X on Thursday, calling it 'a flagrant violation of fundamental human rights' that constitutes torture and 'cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.' KHRN also reported that a number of death sentences were handed down in July and 'at least five kolbars were shot and killed and four others were wounded by Iranian border guards.' Kolbars are semi-legal porters who carry goods on their backs across the Kurdistan Region border into Iran. Many Kurds are driven into the trade by poverty. The Oslo-based Hengaw Organization for Human Rights reported that 'twelve kolbars were killed or injured' in July.
Shafaq News
5 hours ago
- Shafaq News
Amnesty International: Iraq must block or amend protest bill
Shafaq News – Baghdad On Friday, Amnesty International called on Iraqi lawmakers to reject or amend a proposed law on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, warning that it could further restrict civic space and violate fundamental rights. The draft legislation is scheduled for a parliamentary vote on August 2. Amnesty's Iraq researcher, Razaw Salihy, cautioned that the bill—if passed in its current form—would add to the tools already used by authorities to suppress dissent and silence critical voices. She emphasized that the law threatens Iraq's obligations under both its constitution and international human rights agreements. 'Lawmakers must not allow this proposal to become another mechanism for stifling public discourse,' Salihy said. Human rights defenders, journalists, and protesters across Iraq already face harassment, intimidation, and arrest—often under vague defamation laws and penal code articles incompatible with free speech protections. Amnesty highlighted that those speaking out against corruption or poor services are frequently targeted, especially in the context of worsening living conditions and persistent shortages of water, electricity, and basic infrastructure.
