伊朗支持的胡塞武装与沙特阿拉伯之间的武装冲突近日升级，威胁破坏2022年联合国调停的也门休战。[1]冲突起因于7月13日沙特空袭也门首都萨那机场跑道，阻止一架伊朗航班降落。[1]胡塞武装拒绝了沙特支持的也门政府提出的用非伊朗航空公司替代航班的妥协方案，随后发动报复攻击。[1]
胡塞武装的报复行动包括攻击沙特西南部阿卜哈机场、宣布封锁红海沙特航运、攻击沙特油气设施，以及发射数十枚导弹和无人机攻击也门中部和南部军营，造成数十名士兵和平民丧生。[1]沙特联军随后对荷台达和卡马兰岛发动空袭，并加强地面部队为进一步军事行动做准备。[1]
联合国特使汉斯·格伦德贝里对局势恶化发出警告，表示"也门今天面临的大规模冲突风险是2022年4月联合国调停的休战以来的最高点"。[1]
Armed clashes between Iran-backed Houthi forces and Saudi Arabia have intensified, threatening to unravel the UN-brokered Yemen ceasefire agreed in 2022.[1] The spiral began on July 13 when Saudi airstrikes targeted the runway at Sana'a airport in Yemen's capital, preventing an Iranian aircraft from landing.[1] The Houthis subsequently rejected a compromise proposal from the Saudi-backed Yemeni government to replace the Iranian flight with an alternative carrier.[1]
In response, the Houthis launched retaliatory strikes across multiple fronts.[1] They attacked Abha airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, announced a blockade of Red Sea shipping routes serving Saudi Arabia, and targeted Saudi oil and gas facilities.[1] The militant group also fired dozens of missiles and drones at military camps in central and southern Yemen, resulting in dozens of soldier and civilian casualties.[1] The Saudi-led coalition countered with airstrikes on Hodeidah and Kamaran Island, while reinforcing ground forces in preparation for a potential ground offensive.[1]
UN envoy Hans Grundberg warned that "Yemen today faces the highest risk of large-scale conflict since the UN-brokered ceasefire in April 2022."[1]