Iraq, EU leaders denounce alleged Houthi attack on Riyadh airport
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International leaders, including Iraq and EU officials, strongly condemned Sunday's alleged Houthi attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, describing it as a threat to regional security and stability. The EU and Western nations pledged solidarity with Saudi Arabia, with officials accusing the Houthis of destabilizing the region and global energy supplies.
Several international leaders issued condemnations on Sunday following the alleged Houthi attack a day earlier on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
Iraq called for a "comprehensive cessation of military operations", adding that the attack endangered "regional security and stability" and threatened civilians, according to a statement from the prime minister's spokesman, Sabah al-Numan.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he "firmly condemns" what he described as "a terrorist act against Saudi Arabia and civil aviation", adding that "our thoughts are with the victims and I send my sincere condolences to their loved ones" in a post on X.
UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting also condemned the attack as a "dangerous escalation".
"This is completely contemptible action and it's one of the reasons why the UK is providing support to Saudi Arabia in the form of air defences, but also air-to-air refuelling," he told Sky News on Sunday.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called for the attacks on civilians to cease and said the European bloc stands in "solidarity with Saudi Arabia", accusing the Houthis, whom she referred to as "Iran's proxies", of "pushing the region into a spiral of violence" and destabilising global energy supplies.
Iraq called for a "comprehensive cessation of military operations", adding that the attack endangered "regional security and stability" and threatened civilians, according to a statement from the prime minister's spokesman, Sabah al-Numan.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he "firmly condemns" what he described as "a terrorist act against Saudi Arabia and civil aviation", adding that "our thoughts are with the victims and I send my sincere condolences to their loved ones" in a post on X.
UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting also condemned the attack as a "dangerous escalation".
"This is completely contemptible action and it's one of the reasons why the UK is providing support to Saudi Arabia in the form of air defences, but also air-to-air refuelling," he told Sky News on Sunday.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called for the attacks on civilians to cease and said the European bloc stands in "solidarity with Saudi Arabia", accusing the Houthis, whom she referred to as "Iran's proxies", of "pushing the region into a spiral of violence" and destabilising global energy supplies.
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