Yemen's Houthi-run Foreign Ministry said United Nations officials' legal immunities should not shield espionage activities, days after at least 18 U.N. personnel were detained in the capital Sanaa.
The U.N. said on Sunday that Houthi rebels raided its premises in Sanaa and detained U.N. staff © Mena Today
Yemen's Houthi-run Foreign Ministry said United Nations officials' legal immunities should not shield espionage activities, days after at least 18 U.N. personnel were detained in the capital Sanaa.
The U.N. said on Sunday that Houthi rebels raided its premises in Sanaa and detained U.N. staff, following an Israeli strike that killed the prime minister of the Houthi-run government and several other ministers.
Before the weekend raids the Houthis were already holding 23 U.N. personnel, some since 2021. Another U.N. staff member died while in Houthi custody in February.
"So far, the UNICEF and WFP (World Food Programme) offices remain under the Houthi control," U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday, again calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all those detained.
He said the Houthis had also broken into the U.N. Development Programme complex.
Qatar said mediators were making progress in efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war on Tuesday, driving oil prices lower, although Tehran has denied President Donald Trump's assertion that talks are already under way.
Iran is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East's trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastructure into pressure points that steadily raise the cost of confrontation, according to Gulf officials and analysts.
Conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over the status of talks to end their five-month-old war boosted uncertainty on Tuesday, with the latest attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting risks to global energy flows.
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