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Iraq and Lebanon warn that the American attacks in Yemen are fueling conflict in the Middle East

Iraq and Lebanon, which are witnessing escalating tensions due to the war in Gaza, warned on Saturday that the US bombing of Yemen in response to Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea is fueling a regional conflict in the coming East. . Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid said in a message on the account of the Iraqi presidency on the X website: “We strongly condemn attempts to expand the war, and we stress that fire adventures in this case could burn us all.” Twitter previously).

Rashid made the comments after the United States bombed Houthi military sites in Yemen for the second day in a row to destroy the rebels' ability to attack commercial ships in the Red Sea, actions that are causing severe disruptions to global maritime trade.

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry expressed in a statement its “deep concern about the recent escalation, military operations in the Red Sea, and aerial bombardment on Yemeni territory,” while calling for a breakthrough to ensure stability in the Middle East. The Lebanese Ministry warned that “failing to address the real causes of this escalation, namely the global ceasefire of Israeli aggression and the war on Gaza, could expand the circle of conflict, as has begun to happen recently.” He also warned that these actions may lead to the spread of the war in the Gaza Strip to the Middle East, threatening regional and international peace and security.

Since mid-November, the Houthis have launched dozens of attacks against commercial ships in the Red Sea with the stated aim of hurting Israel economically while continuing their assault on the Palestinian enclave, sparking a response from the United States and the United Kingdom.

Following the outbreak of war in Gaza on October 7, pro-Iranian militias in Iraq launched more than a hundred attacks on American sites in the country and in Syria, while Washington responded to these attacks by bombing these groups, including in Baghdad. Fueling escalation of tension.

In Lebanon, the Shiite militia Hezbollah – considered the most important paramilitary organization in the Middle East – and Israel engaged in an intense exchange of fire on the border, killing dozens and displacing tens of thousands of people on both sides of the border. splitter(hifi)