AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoUN Diplomacy & Yemen: The G7 condemned Iran-backed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and military actions in Yemen, warning the escalation threatens regional stability, Red Sea security and global energy supplies, and urged the Houthis to immediately stop attacks on civilian shipping while calling on Iran to end arming and support for the group. UK-Saudi Military Support: The UK said it will send an RAF Voyager air-to-air refuelling aircraft to bolster Saudi defensive operations linked to Yemen’s war, citing risks to energy supplies and household costs; the move follows ongoing Saudi-Houthi strikes and claims of civilian casualties. Frontline in Taiz: Yemeni government forces said they took full control of strategic Mount Qarfan in southern Taiz after clashes, reporting Houthi losses and continued mortar fire. Humanitarian Toll: Save the Children reported that more than one in five people killed or injured in recent Yemen violence were children, with most child casualties linked to airstrikes, shelling or drones, as displacement pressure keeps rising. Security in Southern Yemen: A suspected US drone strike in Hadramout killed one and injured another in a vehicle believed linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. UNGA Context: As leaders met in New York, Qatar’s emir urged reopening the Strait of Hormuz and renewed diplomacy to avert wider war.
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