The U.S.Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking accused the Houthi rebels of hurting peace in Yemen by escalating the Red Sea crisis.
Lenderking added in a recent statement, "The sooner we get de-escalation in the Red Sea, the sooner the international community can refocus on the vital issue of peace in Yemen”.
He said that peace in Yemen is a priority for this U.S. Administration and cannot be a higher priority than for anybody but the Yemeni people themselves.
Lenderking argued that what the Houthis are doing is hurting peace in Yemen and it's going to hurt more and more average Yemenis who are already under “a great deal of stress and strain because of the war, because of the damaged infrastructure, because of the lack of humanitarian supplies."