In a statement adopted by its 15 members, the most powerful UN body condemned on Friday, September 25, the Hutii attacks on Saudi Arabia and its potential threat to maritime trade in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. At the same time, he claimed "the inherent right" of the kingdom to "self-defence" against the Yemeni rebels supported by Iran, and ratified "its support" to the internationally recognized and supported Government of Yemen.

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