The Houthi Foreign Ministry accused UN envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg of "lack of neutrality" in his positions regarding developments in the Red Sea, and threatened to cease official contact with him and his office. This came after the Swedish Grundberg called on the Houthis to stop maritime attacks and expressed concern about their implications. The Houthis described this as ignorance, stating that "the envoy should have expressed concern about the ongoing Zionist aggression against Yemen and demanded the Zionist entity stop it."

