G7 foreign ministers demand Houthis halt strikes

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations have condemned what they called “unacceptable continued strikes” by Yemen’s Houthis against Saudi Arabia.

"We ​condemn in the strongest terms ​the unacceptable continued strikes carried out by the Houthis in Yemen and ​against the Kingdom of Saudi ​Arabia," the ministers of Britain, Canada, ‌France, ⁠Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States said in a statement after a meeting on ​the sidelines ​of ⁠the United Nations General Assembly, Reuters reported. 

 "We call on the ​Houthis to immediately cease ​all ⁠military actions, all threats and attacks against civilian shipping, and ⁠to ​return to the ​political process in good faith."

They also called on Iran to stop arming and supporting the group, saying Tehran is in violation of past UN Security Council resolutions.

They added that Iran’s backing of the Houthis constituted a dangerous pattern of escalation that risked undermining international trade and creating global instability.