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UN Security Council supports Saudi Arabia's right to defence against the Hutti

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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Trump and the Hutti: Can Saudi Arabia Press Washington?

Saudi Arabia seeks the support of Donald Trump in front of the Hutti in Yemen, but the White House has, for now, stopped a new military intervention. What pressure margin does Riad have on Washington? And what can the American President do about a conflict that threatens regional security and maritime routes? In this episode of East Express, we reviewed the history of the confrontation between the United States and the Hutti and analyzed the interests of Saudi Arabia and Trump's strategy with Sergio Castaño.

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What does' The Guardian 'reveal about links between Saudi Arabia and the main panel of climate experts?

A research led by the British media 'The Guardian' shows how more than ten experts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have links to Saudi State oil company Aramco - the world's largest carbon station -, Saudi institutions and other oil and gas sector entities. The revelations raise doubts about a potential conflict of interest in the IPCC, which is responsible for key reports for policy development against the climate crisis.

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Live: Iran is ready to reopen Ormuz in seven days if US. U.S. lifting the blockade, according to a senior official

A senior Iranian official assured Reuters on Tuesday, 22 September, that his country was prepared to reopen the Strait of Ormuz within seven days in exchange for the Government of Donald Trump to lift the sanctions against the Islamic Republic. The source also stressed that the details for a possible agreement for the end of the war between Washington and Tehran can be discussed in New York, where the UN General Assembly is taking place, and stressed that the Iranian proposal was already delivered to the US. Last September 16.

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Israel orders blockades and "extensive" raids in the West Bank after a deadly shooting

After an Israeli settler was killed by a Palestinian attacker near the Neve Tzuf settlement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Army to close down villages in the occupied West Bank centre and prepare incursions to stop Palestinians. In addition, in another incident, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian driver, who was accused of an alleged attempt to run over. Meanwhile, tensions remain high in the Middle East over new threats from Iran and attacks by the Huti against Saudi Arabia.

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Huties claim attacks on Riyadh; clashes in Yemen intensify

The Hutti of Yemen claimed attacks on the capital of Saudi Arabia. For the first time since the conflict began in July, the Saudi Government was forced to activate air strikes alerts throughout the country. In Yemeni territory, fighting also continues between the internationally recognized Government and the rebel group, threatening thousands of civilians.

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Saudi Arabia issues its first air alert in Riyadh after Huti attack

Riad is under maximum alert for the first time since the beginning of the Huti offensive in the Red Sea. The attacks took place one day after demonstrations in Yemen in support of the rebels, who reject allegations of having attacked Mecca and claim that their targets are Saudi oil facilities and military bases.

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The Hutti after Bab el-Mandeb: a new letter of power for Iran?

The Huti rebels in Yemen have strengthened their positions around the Bab el-Mandeb narrow strategic, a maritime track that connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and that circulates about 12 per cent of world trade. Its progress, amid the resumption of fighting in Yemen and the tension with Saudi Arabia, increases pressure on an essential route for transport between Europe and Asia. Can this enclave become a new letter of power for Iran? We analyzed it.

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Huties claim missile attacks on Riyadh and Aramco oil facilities

Saudi Arabia confirmed that the Huti rebels in Yemen attempted to attack their capital with a ballistic missile, the first attack on Riyadh since the escalation of fighting with Iran's allied rebels. The confirmation took place hours after the Hutti declared having attacked "strategic places" of the kingdom. On Sunday, September 20, Riyadh residents were in the middle of a new alert for a possible attack.

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What is the agreement between Trump and Saudi Arabia for the sale of 48 F-35 aircraft?

Saudi Arabia could have in its possession about 48 US F-35 fighter aircraft, a country that has been selective in selling these aircraft due to the type of technology they incorporate and its long-standing premise that Israel, the only one operating in the Middle East, has a qualitative military advantage over potential opponents. Although the Donald Trump Government approved the sale, valued at $24.3 billion, Congress will have 30 days to review it before it is realized. We analyzed it in the # InvitadoDelDiaF24 with Guillermo Pulido, polytologist and master's in S

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