The Houthis impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in response to the "siege" of Riyadh

The Yemeni Houthis announced on Monday the imposition of a naval blockade against Saudi Arabiain response to the continuing "siege" of Riyadh. Tension between the two sides has escalated these days, with Saudi attacks on the airport of the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, in response to which the Houthis bombed the facilities of Saudi Arabian Abha airport.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sari said in a statement on his social media account that the embargo would be implemented under the "eye for an eye" principle and that the blockade would take effect "immediately."

Sari has defended the right of the Yemeni people to "respond to the blockade with a new blockade and to respond to the whole escalation with a similar escalation." He has also stated that " any senseless act "allowing" any escalation "in the region will be firmly answered by his forces.

"The criminal enemy of Saudi Arabia has for almost twelve years had an unjust and oppressive siege of our beloved people, looting our resources and imposing a blockade on our ports and airports by land, sea and air, "he criticized, stressing that it has caused" intolerable "suffering to" unbearable levels "of the population, which" has no justification whatsoever. "