US tells UN Houthis must cease attacks on Saudi, Yemeni governments

The United States Mission to the United Nations has called on the Houthis to stop their attacks "against the legitimate governments of Yemen and Saudi Arabia", while demanding that Iran end its support to the group Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on Yemen, Jeff Bartos, the US ambassador to the UN for Management and Reform, said: "The pattern is unmistakable: the terrorist Houthis act as instruments of Tehran to threaten freedom of navigation, undermine regional stability, and terrorise innocent civilians." Bartos said the United States stood firmly with Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government as they defend their sovereignty and work to restore stability. The pattern is unmistakable: the terrorist Houthis act as instruments of Tehran to threaten freedom of navigation, undermine regional stability, and terrorize innocent civilians. We demand that the Houthis cease their attacks against the legitimate governments of Yemen and Saudi Arabia, and that Iran cease all support to the Houthis. — U.S. Mission to the UN (@USUN) October 9, 2026