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Russia Urges US to Halt Yemen Strikes, Engage in Dialogue

A ship fires missiles at an undisclosed location, after US President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the militias' attacks against Red Sea shipping, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on March 15, 2025. (US Central Command/Handout via Reuters)
A ship fires missiles at an undisclosed location, after US President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the militias' attacks against Red Sea shipping, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on March 15, 2025. (US Central Command/Handout via Reuters)
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Russia Urges US to Halt Yemen Strikes, Engage in Dialogue

A ship fires missiles at an undisclosed location, after US President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the militias' attacks against Red Sea shipping, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on March 15, 2025. (US Central Command/Handout via Reuters)
A ship fires missiles at an undisclosed location, after US President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the militias' attacks against Red Sea shipping, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on March 15, 2025. (US Central Command/Handout via Reuters)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the United States to cease strikes against Yemen's Houthi militias, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.

Lavrov spoke to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio by telephone, the ministry said.

"In response to the American representative's arguments, Sergei Lavrov stressed the need for an immediate cessation of the use of force and the importance for all sides to engage in political dialogue in order to find a solution that would prevent further bloodshed," the ministry said.

US President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the militias’ attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 31 people at the start of a campaign expected to last many days.

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Houthis in Yemen Say They Won’t End Support for Gaza

Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
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Houthis in Yemen Say They Won’t End Support for Gaza

Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

A top leader of the Iran-backed-Houthi militias in Yemen said they will keep up their support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip until Israeli “aggression stops, and the siege is lifted.”

“Our operations in support of Gaza will not cease, no matter the sacrifices,” said Mahdi al-Mashat in a statement Wednesday.

The Houthis are the last militant group in Iran’s self-described “Axis of Resistance” that is capable of regularly attacking Israel.

They have been firing long-range missiles at Israel in the months since it resumed the war in Gaza, setting off air raid sirens but generally causing few casualties. They have also been attacking shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.