Hans Grundberg

A volley of fire between Iranian-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia has threatened a truce in Yemen, with U.N. envoy Hans Grundberg warning of renewed large-scale conflict risks. The escalation began after a Saudi airstrike hit Sanaa airport's runway when an Iranian flight carrying a Houthi delegation was prevented from landing. Following the event, the Houthis attacked Abha and Saudi shipping, prompting further strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s Red Sea.

The UAE reported that a state-owned ADNOC vessel was attacked by an Iranian missile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. Concurrently, Yemen's military struck Iran-backed Houthis, prompting United Nations envoy Hans Grundberg to warn of escalated fighting. Separately, a Turkish draft law aimed at advancing peace with Kurdish militants passed its first parliamentary hurdle.

Yemen’s military attacked Houthi rebels amid warnings from the United Nations regarding renewed large-scale conflict risk. Concurrently, a Turkish draft law aimed at advancing peace with Kurdish militants passed its first parliamentary hurdle, including mechanisms for former fighters and conditional pardon-like procedures. These developments highlight varying degrees of political and military instability across the Middle East.

Yemen’s military attacked Houthi rebels following recent strikes in central and eastern Yemen, amidst UN warnings of escalating conflict risk. Separately, a Turkish draft law designed to advance peace efforts with Kurdish militants passed its first parliamentary hurdle, defining procedures for disarmament and rehabilitation for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.

Yemen’s internationally recognised government's foreign minister, Afrah Alzouba, discussed Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping with UN envoy Hans Grundberg. The attacks threaten international navigation, and the UN envoy emphasized preventing regional escalation and promoting a political solution for Yemen's stability.

UN envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg expressed alarm over Houthis' Red Sea attacks and urged talks, warning that further confrontation risks worsening the suffering of Yemeni people.