Following the United States' airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Iran on Saturday, Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthis) declared full support for Tehran and went beyond condemnation, hinting at possible military actions that could once again put U.S. interests in the region at risk.
The United States conducted attacks on three Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan on Saturday.
Yemen's Houthi group called the strikes a serious escalation that threatens regional stability. The group also said that U.S. ships and warships in the Red Sea are now considered possible military targets.
"We strongly condemn the U.S. aggression against Iran. We see it as part of the West's historic crimes, rooted in colonial thinking. And we have declared our full support for Iran. If the U.S. attacks again, we will take direct military action in the Red Sea and target American warships," said Mohammad Taher Anam, advisor of Yemen's Houthi supreme political council.
Many Yemenis have expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East. They warn that expanding the Israel-Iran war could have disastrous consequences for the whole region, especially with ongoing humanitarian crises and conflicts in Gaza and the Red Sea.
"We, as citizens and people of the Arab and Islamic nations, condemn the U.S. attack on Iran. These strikes aim to widen the conflict in the region," said Issa al-Sayani, a Yemeni resident of Sanaa.
Yemen's Houthis hint at possible military actions after US strikes on Iranian
The United States and Ukrainian delegations on Saturday concluded three-day talks in Miami, Florida, where the two sides focused on territorial issues and U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine, U.S. online media outlet Axios reported.
Sources told Axios that the discussion on territory was "difficult" as Russia continued to demand that Ukraine withdraws from parts of Donbas it currently controls, while the United States was trying to develop new ideas to bridge the gap.
Another major topic was U.S. security guarantees for Kiev, on which the parties made "significant progress" and moved closer to agreement, though further work is needed to ensure both sides interpret the draft framework consistently, according to the report.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that the Miami talks concluded with a two-hour phone call between himself and U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Peace Steven Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Ukraine's peace negotiators -- Secretary of National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov and Chief of General Staff Andriy Hnatov -- also joined the conversation.
Zelensky described the call on X as "long and substantive," noting that the sides discussed key points needed to end the bloodshed.
He stressed that Ukraine remains committed to working with the United States "in good faith" to "genuinely achieve peace" and said both sides agreed on next steps and formats for continued talks.
Ukraine's negotiating team is expected to return to Europe on Monday and brief Zelensky in London on the latest U.S. proposals.
US, Ukraine wrap up 3-day Miami talks on territorial issues, security guarantees
