In a letter to the United Nations Security Council, Saudi Arabia has called for the international body implementing previously made commitments on Yemen's verification and inspection mechanism.
Riyadh criticized the Security Council and considered its “inability” to deter Iran’s influence and continued supplying of Houthi militias with ballistic missiles.
The Security Council's lack of resolve to act has given Iran and the Houthi militias the green light to commit atrocities in Yemen, the letter said.
Saudi Arabia previously sent a letter to the UN Security Council regarding Iranian-Houthi ballistic missiles. The letter was presented by the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Ambassador Abdullah bin Yahya Al-Maalami and was received by the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
The letter also stated that gaps in the verification system in Yemen allowed Iran to supply ballistic missiles to Houthi militias.
Insurgents firing ballistic missiles against populated areas goes against international humanitarian law, the letter added.
The letter also quoted undeniable evidence presented by Saudi Arabia and several UN member states demonstrating Iran's support for Houthi terror militias, especially by smuggling ballistic missiles into Yemen, in order to target and undermine Saudi Arabia’s security in flagrant violation of Security Council Resolutions 2216 and 2231.
On the other hand, the Saudi-led Arab Coalition also announced that Saudi air defense forces intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias targeting residential areas in Jizan.
“The missile was fired at Jizan indiscriminately with the aim of hitting civilian areas,” a coalition spokesman told the official Saudi Press Agency.
“It was successfully intercepted... and the debris fell on a residential neighborhood... but no casualties or damage was reported.”
The missile was launched from Sadaa, the coalition added.
