US haunted by ghosts of Houthis, ambassador makes desperate appeal in UN | Janta Ka Reporter

the hooti continued attacks against ships in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways also continue to threaten Regional peace and security as well as International navigational freedoms these continued unjustified actions have already resulted in the tragic deaths of innocent Mariners and continue to threaten the lives of member States citizens and interests of the International Community every time the houthis launch an attack they not only threaten the lives of mariners for many Nations but also risk creating an environmental catastrophe from damage to oil tankers and other ships carrying hazardous materials the hotis have made clear they care only about themselves they are willing to destroy the fishing industry and Regional ecosystems that Yemen and other communities in the region rely on for their livelihoods so the ghosts of huis are badly affecting the mighty Americans remember in January this year the war CRI Anthony blink he was warning huis of dire consequences during his trip to Israel we talked already about the um the threat that the houthis are posing that's a threat not to us just to us or to to Israel it's a threat to the entire International Community because they've been attacking shipping through the Red Sea that's vital to providing provides about 15% of global Commerce every day um these attacks have had uh very very very negative effects for countries around the world in terms of um forcing ships to Route Around the Red Sea take longer routs more expensive more time insurance rates goes up prices for food for medicine for energy for whatever is being shipped are going up and more broadly it's a threat to the principle of freedom of navigation that every country uh has a stake in that's why more than 40 countries joined us in condemning the houthi actions that's why other countries have joined us in making clear that if this continues uh they going to be consequen but within a few weeks the US realized that huis were tough nuts to crack and they were not like any other corrupt Arab countries who Could Be Tamed with a slight warning no wonder even blinken was forced to change his tune as he began to make conciliatory approach towards hes so on the one hand no one actually wants a war on the other hand you have forces momentum that may be leading in that direction and which we are determined to try to arrest you have as you said Suzanne uh 60,000 or so Israelis who've been forced from their homes in in Northern Israel Israel has effectively lost sovereignty in the northern quadrant of its of its country because people don't feel safe to go to their homes you have many Lebanese in southern Lebanon who've also been uh chased from their homes and absent doing something about the insecurity people won't have have the confidence to go back and that requires two things it requires first and foremost of course stopping the firing across the border that's endangering people but it also requires an agreement reach through diplomacy uh to try to deal with some of the the elements that are causing uh this ongoing insecurity including making sure that forces for example are pulled back so that they can't end endanger people every single day and that people have the confidence to proceed um here again United States has been deeply engaged in trying to advance this diplomacy but it also underscores why a ceasefire in Gaza is so critical hezb of course has tied what it's doing to the situation in Gaza and has said that uh if there's a ceasefire in Gaza it will stop firing in Israel now that's shouldn't be firing to begin with it's wrong in and of itself but it's also a reality so it only underscores why getting that ceasefire could also be critical to further enabling the diplomacy uh to try to create conditions in which the diplomacy can really resolve this problem get people back to their homes in Israel in southern Lebanon and have something that's that's more enduring in terms of um uh keeping things calm by the way Red Sea the houthis same thing uh Iran Iranian aligned militia groups so much of this is tied to to Gaza and I think it underscores why it's clearly in the Strategic interests of of Israel as well uh to effectively bring this to a close so much for the so-called superpower country Hues have continued to inflict pain and insult on the US it destroyed first it destroyed a British ship carrying over 1 million barrel of crude oil allegedly to Israel such is the fear of huis in America that Americans have not been able to gain control of the ship from the Red Sea hu is then shot down a top quality drone American drone capable of flying at the altitude of 15,000 MERS these events have clearly affected the US adversely how do I know that you have to listen you have to watch this video the video of the latest speech of the US ambassador at the United Nations security Council this chap is literally pleading to the member nations of the United Nations security Council to act against Yemen to act against hu is he's also desperately invoking the environmental impact nonsense to build pressure on H is but I don't think it's going to work uh thank you Mr President and thank you special Envoy grunberg acting under Secretary General msuya and m al abahi for your briefings over three months have passed since houti militants rounded up scores of un staff all of whom were working to bring life saving assistance to the Yemen people at the time of their detention we reiterate Secretary General Gutierrez and the UN special Envoy demands for the immediate and unconditional release of all detainees including 11 us diplomatic staff members held since 2021 the hooes continue to not only mistreat these detainees but also seek to exploit them through the release of so-called confession videos this Shameless propaganda is appalling and should be universally condemned houti intimidation tactics have also increasingly focused on the remaining Yemen staff of un agencies and non-governmental organizations humanitarian workers in the houti control parts of Yemen are increasingly worried about their safety there is absolutely no justification for the threatening and intimidation of un workers and others carrying out their lawful humanitarian work we believe the time is now for the UN to implement adjustments to its nonlifesaving programming and operations in Yemen to ensure the safety and security of all Personnel the hooti continued attacks against ships in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways also continue to threaten Regional peace and security as well as International navigational freedoms these continued unjustified actions have already resulted in the tragic deaths of innocent Mariners and continue to threaten the lives of member States citizens and interests of the International Community every time the houis launch an attack they not only threaten the lives of mariners from many nations but also risk creating an environmental catastrophe from damage to oil tankers and other ships carrying hazardous materials the hotis have made clear they care only about themselves they are willing to destroy the fishing industry and Regional ecosystems that Yemen and other communities in the region rely on for their livelihoods just as they have undermined the delivery of vital humanitarian Aid to the region the attack on the so yunion which holds over a million barrels of crude oil is only the latest in a long line of examples The hooti Struck not only the ship but they set off secondary explosions and posted the videos online they further threatened Salvage Crews complicating an already challenging operation and risking the lives of more Mariners this is unacceptable the flouting of this council's resolution 2722 cannot go unanswered it is vital every member of this Council condemn the huti's escalation and demand that they allow the so to be towed from the area without further delays and council members should make clear to the hutis backers in Teran that they hold Iran responsible for arming and enabling the houis in contravention of resolution 2216 to carry out Reckless attacks such as this one again it is troubling that some council members remain silent in the face of such obvious threats to sh shared Global interests turning back to the situation inside Yemen our thoughts remain with the families of those who lost their lives and with those now struggling to rebuild as they cope with unimaginable loss from the recent flooding in Yemen amid these latest humanitarian challenges additional support and technical assistance from the United States and other International partners are crucial the United States has already supported the efforts of the international organization of migration to help people in IDP camps in marab and we stand ready to help more to ensure the safe and dignified return of internally displaced persons colleagues this is not the time for political posturing and disunity it is time for the council to work together to address the political security and humanitarian challenges that plague yemenis thank you Mr President anyway that's it from me thank you very much for your support uh for this platform form on buyme coffee.com and patreon if you think that this platform deserves to be supported then you too would like to consider being part of this movement in the meantime if you haven't subscribed to my Channel please do so because that's one of the many ways you can support independent journalism God bless you all