The European Union has expanded its naval missions in the Red Sea.
On Tuesday, Yemen’s Ansar Allah organization (Houthis) warned European countries about the negative consequences of their potential involvement in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
The Yemeni Foreign Ministry said U.S. President Donald Trump is attempting to involve Europe in a broader conflict.
If European countries were to participate in the war on Iran, the Houthis could trigger “negative consequences,” including “internal repercussions” within their own nations.
This conflict “is not your battle,” and the European Union should take note of “Washington’s failure to achieve its objectives in Iran,” the Houthis said.
At the end of March, the Houthis resumed their attacks against Israel. This occurred after the Yemeni insurgents had halted their attacks against the Jewish state and commercial shipping in the Red Sea following the implementation of the truce in the Gaza Strip in October 2025.
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Currently, the European Union has reinforced its presence in the area by extending the mandates of its two main naval missions, EUNAVFOR ASPIDES and EUNAVFOR ATALANTA, until Feb. 28, 2027.
Both operations are now more integrated, with expanded responsibilities that include protecting critical maritime and undersea infrastructure and improving surveillance in key waterways of the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean.
EUNAVFOR ATALANTA, launched in February 2024 in response to Houthi attacks on merchant vessels, will continue operating in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.
EUNAVFOR ASPIDES is now authorized to collect and share intelligence on threats to critical undersea infrastructure, train Djibouti’s maritime forces and cooperate with Yemen’s Coast Guard.
In response, the Houthis criticized the EU, arguing that “the protection of maritime routes and global trade cannot be achieved through militarization or increased foreign deployments, but by addressing the underlying causes of instability.”
The Houthi movement took control of Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, in 2014 after advancing from its northern stronghold in Saada, forcing the U.S.-backed government to flee and triggering a broader conflict.
Since then, the Houthis have consolidated their authority and control over large areas of northwestern Yemen, including major population centers and Red Sea ports.
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Source: EFE
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