美国和巴基斯坦周三联合谴责也门胡塞武装对红海商业航运和沙特阿拉伯构成的威胁。[1]
美国国务卿鲁比奥指控伊朗支持胡塞武装对沙特实施海上封锁，并表示美国正密切监测局势。[1]鲁比奥警告，任何限制通过红海的航运都会产生与霍尔木兹海峡相同的问题。[1]
胡塞武装周一向国际航运公司发出警告，要求避免通过曼德海峡进入红海。[1]根据胡塞武装电通社SABA的报道，至少六艘在红海的船舶在收到反叛组织的警告后被迫改道。[1]
巴基斯坦则表示，胡塞的行动威胁地区安全并破坏航行自由，声称对其国家船舶的任何敌对行为都将被视为对巴基斯坦国家安全的重大威胁。[1]巴基斯坦与沙特于去年签署相互防卫协议，将对任一方的攻击定义为对两国的攻击。[1]
背景方面，霍尔木兹海峡自2月28日伊朗与美国以色列冲突开始后已完全或部分关闭。[1]和平时期全球五分之一的石油通过霍尔木兹海峡运输。[1]
The United States and Pakistan on Wednesday condemned Yemen's Houthi armed group over its threats to commercial shipping in the Red Sea and to Saudi Arabia [1]. U.S. Secretary of State Rubio accused Iran of backing the Houthis in imposing a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia and stated that the United States is closely monitoring the situation [1].
The Houthis issued a warning to international shipping companies on Monday, instructing them to avoid transiting through the Strait of Mandab into the Red Sea [1]. According to Yemen's Houthi-affiliated news agency SABA, six vessels in the Red Sea were forced to alter course after receiving warnings from the rebel group on Tuesday [1]. Secretary of State Rubio warned that "any restriction on shipping through the Red Sea would create the same problems as the Strait of Hormuz" [1].
Pakistan issued its own statement cautioning that Houthi actions threaten regional security and undermine freedom of navigation [1]. Pakistan warned that any hostile action against Pakistani vessels would be considered a serious threat to its national security [1]. This position is reinforced by a mutual defense agreement Pakistan signed with Saudi Arabia last year, which defines an attack on either nation as an attack on both countries [1].
The Strait of Hormuz has been fully or partially closed since February 28 following a conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel [1]. In peacetime, approximately one-fifth of global oil transits through the Strait of Hormuz [1].