Anti-Yemen Security Council statement bought by Saudi money: Foreign Ministry

Yemen’s Foreign Ministry has roundly dismissed the UN Security Council’s condemnation of the Yemeni Armed Forces’ retaliatory missile attacks against Saudi Arabia and commercial vessels, saying that the Riyadh regime has splashed out a sizeable sum of money for the issuance of the condemnation.

The ministry said in a statement that the Council, which is supposed to uphold nations’ human rights and ensure justice, is itself the first global body to violate the charters and principles it advocates.

“The Security Council calls for preservation of Yemen’s sovereignty and independence at the same time as it adopts measures that violate Yemen’s self-determination and undermine the rights of its nation,” the statement read.

The Yemeni Foreign Ministry noted that Saudi authorities frequently spend huge amounts of money for favorable international statements, hence seriously undermining the charters upon which global institutions were founded.

The ministry questioned whether the Security Council had any knowledge of ongoing Saudi violations of Yemeni airspace since March 26, 2015 – the most recent of which was Saudi airstrikes on a runway at Sana’a International Airport on July 13, 2026.

It said if the council were to genuinely seek promotion of international peace and security, its permanent members would not have been the same as the world’s warmongers, occupying regimes and deniers of nations’ rights, which have escaped justice.

The statement noted that the Security Council has every now and then issued resolutions aimed at protecting Palestinians from Israeli atrocities, yet it has been unable to enforce them since 1948.

It added that Saudi Arabia’s denial of the Yemeni people’s rights comes as no surprise, as the Riyadh regime has habitually suppressed Arab and Muslim peoples, and overlooked their identities and heritages.

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The ministry said Yemen understands the motives behind “paid” statements, and therefore places its trust in God and relies on its capabilities to secure its full rights.

It stressed that Saudi attempts to mobilize its proxies, issue statements or form alliances would not shield it from accountability for crimes committed against Yemen.

The UN Security Council on Friday condemned the missile strikes carried out by Yemeni forces against Saudi Arabia and commercial ships, while also denouncing the landings of aircraft at Yemeni airports.

The council said its members are worried about the increasing tensions in Yemen and emphasized the necessity of refraining from actions that might jeopardize peace initiatives or endanger international peace and security.

On July 20, the Sana’a government declared a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, stating that the authorities in Riyadh have enforced “an unjust and oppressive siege” on Yemen for almost 12 years, “exploiting our resources and enforcing a total blockade.”

Subsequently, the Yemeni Armed Forces have reported numerous successful operations against vessels associated with Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea.

Since March 2015, Saudi Arabia and its allies have imposed a blockade on Yemen, initiating a comprehensive war supported militarily, politically, and logistically by the United States and certain Western countries. The war has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis, yet Saudi Arabia has failed to achieve its primary goal of reinstalling a puppet regime aligned with Riyadh.

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