Bahrain has strongly condemned renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, calling for UN Security Council action against threats to Red Sea shipping and Gulf region security. Bahrain Condemns
The Manama government stated that the attacks targeted Saudi civilian and economic infrastructure, injuring several people, including women and children, and warned that ongoing threats to commercial vessels traveling through the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait are a serious violation of international law.
According to Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry, the attacks committed by the Houthi movement violate the UN Charter, international humanitarian law, and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and directly contravene UN Security Council resolutions 2216 and 2817, which relate to the Yemen conflict and the actions of the Houthi movement.
At the same time, the incident is presented in Bahrain as an issue of collective Gulf security. Manama has declared its full solidarity with Riyadh and has expressed its support for any actions taken by the Saudi authorities to protect the kingdom’s independence, people, and vital infrastructure. In addition, Bahraini officials have praised the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces for their efforts to intercept the Houthi attack and have expressed hope that the injured will recover.
The condemnation was echoed at the highest levels of Bahrain’s legislature. Shura Council chairman Ali bin Saleh al-Saleh and Council of Representatives speaker Ahmed bin Salman al-Musallam both stressed that any threat facing Saudi Arabia carries direct implications for Bahrain’s own security and that of the broader Gulf Cooperation Council. Both officials called for a coordinated Gulf and international response to deter further Houthi attacks.
Bahrain urged the international community, and the Security Council in particular, to move beyond statements and take concrete steps to hold those responsible accountable and enforce existing resolutions against the group.
The statement adds to a wave of regional condemnation as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and shipping routes near Yemen have intensified, part of a broader pattern of instability across the Gulf and Red Sea that has repeatedly disrupted global maritime trade over the past two years. Bahrain Economy
