Yemen’s Houthi group on Monday declared “a maritime blockade” on Saudi Arabia effective immediately.
Military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a televised statement on the group’s Al-Masirah television that a ban on Saudi-linked maritime navigation “has entered into force from the moment of issuing this statement.”
Saree warned that any Saudi escalation would be met with what he called a “comprehensive and severe escalation.”
There was no immediate Saudi comment on the Houthi announcement.