Venezuela condemns US-UK aggression on Yemen
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Venezuela condemns the airstrikes carried out jointly by the United States and the United Kingdom on Yemen.
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Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro gestures to supporters during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 (AP)
Venezuela has strongly condemned the United States and the United Kingdom’s military intervention in Yemen, calling it a violation of the country’s sovereignty that exacerbates an already dire humanitarian crisis.
In a statement issued Monday night, Venezuela asserted that these attacks only bring further destruction and suffering to the Yemeni people, without offering real solutions to the region’s challenges.
The statement also linked the aggression to a broader pattern of systematic massacres against Arab nations, starting with Palestine, extending through Syria and Lebanon, and now reaching Yemen.
Venezuela further attributed the current instability in West Asia to the occupation and genocide against the Palestinian people. It stated that nearly 80 years of aggression, exclusion, and violence against Palestine have fueled a prolonged conflict with far-reaching consequences for the entire region.
The statement called for an immediate halt to the attacks on Yemen and urged the international community to intervene to stop the military escalation.
It emphasized that the only path to peace in the region is a return to international legitimacy, the enforcement of UN Security Council resolutions on Palestine, and an end to all hostilities against the region’s peoples.
Venezuela also called on Arab and Islamic governments and populations to take action in defense of the rights and lives of those suffering from the aggression.
The statement concluded by reaffirming Venezuela’s commitment to Bolivarian peace diplomacy, emphasizing its unwavering support for the sovereignty of nations and a peace based on absolute respect for the UN Charter and international agreements.
US-UK aggression on Yemen
This followed the launch of US-led aggression on Yemen after the expiry of the 4-day deadline set by the Yemeni leader Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi for mediators to urge "Israel" to reinstate the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday the launch of military strikes against Yemen's Ansar Allah in response to the group's operations in the Red Sea, warning that if they did not cease targeting Israeli and Israeli-affiliated commercial vessels along with US warships operating in the region, "hell will rain down upon you."
"The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated. We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective," Trump posted on Truth Social.
The NYT reported that the United States launched large-scale military strikes against "dozens of targets" in Yemen, stating that US President Trump ordered airstrikes on alleged "radars, air defenses, and missile and drone systems," while Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that multiple airstrikes by the US-UK coalition targeted residential neighborhoods, leading to civilian casualties.
The aggression against Yemen follows the Yemeni Armed Forces' announcement of the resumption of military action against all Israeli-linked vessels in a designated zone in the bodies of water surrounding Yemen.
