{"id":6933,"date":"2025-12-30T09:33:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T09:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6933"},"modified":"2025-12-30T09:33:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T09:33:49","slug":"saudi-arabia-says-its-national-security-a-red-line-after-yemen-strike-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6933","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia says its national security a \u2018red line\u2019 after Yemen strike | Conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The Saudi-led coalition carried out a targeted strike at Yemen\u2019s Mukalla port, accusing foreign-backed vessels of delivering weapons to southern separatists.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 30 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">30 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>|<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Updated: an hour ago<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Updated: an hour ago<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"477\">Saudi \u200dArabia has said its national security \u2060is a \u201c\u200bred line\u201d \u200dit would defend, hours after a coalition it leads struck vehicles and cargo in Yemen that it said has been supplied by a foreign military to separatists in that country\u2019s south.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"477\">The coalition\u2019s \u201climited military operation\u201d at Mukalla port in Yemen came days after it warned the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) group against taking military action in Hadramout province.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"477\">Yemen\u2019s Saudi-backed presidential council has named the United Arab Emirates as the country that supplied the assistance to the STC that was targeted in the coalition\u2019s strike.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"477\">The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said \u200cin a \u200cstatement on Tuesday that it \u2060hopes the UAE will take the necessary \u200csteps to preserve bilateral relations between Gulf Arab nations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"767\">Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki said two ships entered Mukalla port on Saturday and Sunday without coalition authorisation, disabled their tracking systems, and unloaded large quantities of weapons and combat vehicles \u201cto support\u201d the STC.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"767\">The \u200dSaudi-backed head of Yemen\u2019s presidential council, Rashad \u2060al-Alimi, \u200bsaid on \u200dTuesday after the air strike that all forces of the UAE must leave Yemen within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4201441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4201441\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4201441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-21T172130Z_571996593_RC25LIAIB050_RTRMADP_3_YEMEN-SECURTY-1767001685.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C433&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"yemen\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4201441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People attend a rally organised by the Southern Transitional Council in Aden, Yemen [File: Fawaz Salman\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"1054\">In a televised address, al-Alimi framed the move as a sovereign requirement and renewed his praise for Saudi Arabia and the coalition for their support. The Yemeni leader also cancelled the joint defence agreement with the UAE, announced a 72-hour air, land and sea blockade, and declared a state of emergency for 90 days.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"1054\">\u201cGiven the danger and escalation posed by these weapons \u2026 the coalition air forces carried out a limited military operation this morning targeting weapons and combat vehicles that had been unloaded from the two ships at the port of al-Mukalla,\u201d the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1328\">Two sources told the Reuters news agency that the strike specifically targeted the dock where the cargo had been unloaded. The coalition said there were no casualties or collateral damage and emphasised that the operation was conducted in accordance with international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"2043\">The strike comes amid heightened tensions following an offensive earlier this month by the STC against Yemeni government troops backed by the coalition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"2043\">Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud posted on X that the STC troops should \u201cpeacefully hand over\u201d two regional governorates to the government. Meanwhile, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for \u201crestraint and continued diplomacy, with a view to reaching a lasting solution\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-divided-yemen\" data-start=\"2045\" data-end=\"2066\">A divided Yemen<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"2209\">The STC was initially part of the Saudi-led coalition that intervened in Yemen in 2015 against the Houthis, but the group later pursued self-rule in southern Yemen. Since 2022, the STC, which has previously received assistance from the UAE, has controlled southern territories outside Houthi areas under a Saudi-backed power-sharing arrangement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"2209\">In recent weeks, however, the STC has swept through swaths of the country, expelling other government forces and their allies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saudi-led coalition carried out a targeted strike at Yemen\u2019s Mukalla port, accusing foreign-backed vessels of delivering weapons to southern separatists. 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