Iran-backed Houthi terrorism denounced

Information Affairs Minister Ali bin Mohammed Al Romaihi has denounced recurrent Houthi attacks targeting cities in Saudi Arabia with tens of Iran-made ballistic missiles in a dangerous escalation aimed to undermine the security of the kingdom, the Gulf and the Arab countries.
The minister told Al Sharq Al Awsat daily that the Houthi attacks were a flagrant violation of all international and humanitarian conventions and morals.
Al Romaihi praised the Royal Saudi Air Defence Forces, their advanced systems and the vigilance of the Saudi security and military services in thwarting Houthi terrorist attacks, including the interception recently of a ballistic missile launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists targeting Najran populated city.
It was a blatant breach of international and humanitarian laws that proves the implication of Tehran and its terrorist proxies in threatening regional and global peace and security, he added.
The minister urged the international community to take a hard and decisive stance against the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorism, and effective measures against Iran's escalating violations and its breach of international law and norms, its expansionist sectarian policies and terrorist activities of sabotage in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Lebanon, Yemen and other countries in the region.
Iran’s continuous ballistic missile programme, smuggling of illegal weapons shipments to the militias as well as its supply of weapons, funds and ballistic missiles to extremist and terrorist organisations threaten international security.
The minister reiterated Bahrain’s support along with the Arab and Muslim countries for Saudi Arabia the cradle of Islam and the land of the Two Holy Mosques in all the measures it takes to protect its security and stability and to safeguard its boundaries and territorial integrity and to achieve the safety of its people and pilgrims and visitors of the Holy Kaaba.
Bahrain also supports Saudi Arabia's leadership of the Arab and Islamic Alliance to counter terrorism and extremism and to tackle the expansionist scheme, the main sponsor of terrorism in the region.
The minister also backs the Saudi humanitarian efforts in alleviating the suffering of the Yemeni people and in solving Yemen’s ongoing crisis caused by Iran proxies namely the Houthi coup militias which violated international laws especially UN Security Council Resolution 2216, the Gulf Initiative and its implementation mechanism and the outcomes of Yemen’s Comprehensive National Dialogue Conference.

Source: BNA