ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday slammed the U.S. and British strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen as a disproportionate use of drive and accused the 2 international locations of attempting to show the Crimson Sea right into a “sea of blood”.
Turkey, a NATO member, has strongly criticised Israel for its conflict in Gaza geared toward wiping out Palestinian militant group Hamas, and has repeatedly slammed Western international locations for supporting Israel’s marketing campaign.
Requested by reporters concerning the in a single day air and sea strikes by U.S. and British forces throughout Yemen in retaliation in opposition to Iran-backed Houthi forces for assaults on Crimson Sea delivery, the Turkish president stated these weren’t proportionate.
“All that has been executed is a disproportionate use of drive,” Erdogan stated after Friday prayers in Istanbul.
“For the time being, they’re attempting to show the Crimson Sea right into a sea of blood and Yemen, with the Houthis and through the use of all of its drive, says it’s and can give the required response within the area to america, Britain,” he added.
Turkey usually helps Yemen’s internationally acknowledged authorities, and backs the United Nations-led course of geared toward bringing about peace between it and the Houthis who’ve gained management of a lot of the nation. Ankara has beforehand condemned Houthi missile assaults on Saudi Arabia.
Erdogan stated Ankara had heard from numerous channels that the Houthis had been finishing up a “very profitable defence, response” in opposition to america and Britain, whereas including that Iran was “the way it can defend itself in opposition to all that’s occurring”.
The Houthis have been attacking delivery lanes on the mouth of the Crimson Sea, saying that is to help Palestinians in opposition to Israel.
Not like its Western allies and a few Arab states, Ankara doesn’t take into account Hamas, which controls Gaza and launched a lethal assault on southern Israel on Oct. 7, a terrorist organisation.
(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Enhancing by Daren Butler, Mark Heinrich and Frances Kerry)
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