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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of the historic port city of Mocha on Sept 10, gaining further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most important shipping routes.

There has been an escalation in fighting between Saudi Arabia's Yemeni allies in the internationally backed government and the Houthis in recent days, creating a second theatre of war in the Iran conflict that threatens global energy supplies.

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00:51the families.
01:04Pakistan strongly condemns the reprehensible Houthi attacks targeting civilian and economic
01:11sites in Abha, Khamis, Mushait, Jazan and Najran in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
01:18Pakistan reaffirms its unwavering support for Saudi Arabia's sovereignty, territorial integrity,
01:25security and prosperity, government, as well as the brotherly people of Saudi Arabia.
01:31Pakistan will continue to support efforts aimed at promoting lasting peace and stability in the region.
01:38Yeah, look, again, the Houthis in many ways are agents and proxies of the Iranians.
01:43I think behind some of this is clearly the Iranian hand.
01:45The U.S. has a very strong defensive military relationship with Saudi Arabia.
01:51And we're watching those events very closely.
01:55It's been going on for some time.
01:56I think there's been some ground operations as well where Yemeni forces are taking on the Houthis
02:01and pushing back against some of the ground advances that they attempted to make.
02:05And we're monitoring that, as I said, very, very closely.
02:09But I would defer, as far as on the defense side, the Department of War, I don't think there'll be
02:13any announcements on that today.
02:14Just turning to the latest developments in Yemen.
02:18I can tell you that the recent escalation we have been witnessing over the past few days
02:23and that we condemn the Houthi cross-border attacks against multiple sites in southern Saudi Arabia.
02:31These attacks affected civilians and energy infrastructure.
02:35And we, of course, expressed deep concern over the reports of civilian casualties.
02:40The special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grunberg, continues engaging directly with the parties with the aim of containing the current
02:48escalation and preserving space for dialogue.
02:50Continued military escalation risks devastating political, economic security ramifications for Yemen.
02:58The parties should engage constructively with the UN-led political process.
03:04And on the ground, our colleagues tell us that stepped-up fighting is devastating communities already struggling to survive after
03:13more than a decade of conflict in Yemen.
03:15More than 5,600 households have been displaced across Taiz and southern Al-Hudaydah since the escalation of the fighting
03:24on September 3rd.
03:26At least 11 civilian casualties were reported last week, including two children killed and nine people injured.
03:32In Marib, there are reports that shelling struck displacement sites over the weekend, resulting in the deaths of two children
03:38and injuries to 15 other people.
03:41Shelters have been destroyed and families forced to sleep in the open.
03:45Humanitarians are mobilizing the response. Reaching many people in need remains a major challenge.
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