News - Yemen: Yemen’s Parliament strongly criticized the UN Security Council on Sunday, rejecting its decision to extend sanctions on Yemen for another year and accusing the Council of adopting policies that contradict the aspirations of nations resisting foreign domination.

In a statement, the parliament said the Security Council’s move reflects a “biased approach” aligned with US, Israeli agendas in the region. It argued that the same body that overlooks the war crimes committed against Palestinians with prohibited American weapons is also ignoring the decade-long blockade and military operations carried out by the US-British-Saudi-Emirati coalition in Yemen.

The statement accused the Council of maintaining a consistent bias toward the “Zionist lobby,” remaining silent in the face of Israeli enemy escalations across the region and reinforcing the worst forms of double standards in dealing with regional crises.

According to the parliament, the Security Council’s continued disregard for widespread civilian suffering in Gaza and elsewhere has effectively made it a partner in enabling Israeli enemy by providing political cover for military actions in both Palestine and Yemen. This, it said, represents a blatant violation of international law and humanitarian norms.

The Parliament  warned that such a trajectory has transformed the Security Council into “a pliant tool in the hands of the Israelis, Americans, and their regional allies.” It called for an end to what it described as “double-standard policies” toward Yemen and Palestine, urging the Council instead to uphold international law and hold Israeli enemy officials accountable for alleged war crimes in the region.

The statement concluded by reaffirming Yemen’s steadfast position in supporting the causes of the Arab and Islamic nation and resisting any foreign schemes targeting the country’s unity, sovereignty, and stability.

The United Nations Security Council recently adopted a British-sponsored draft resolution extending sanctions on Yemen for an additional 12 months. The resolution passed with 13 votes in favor and abstentions from Russia and China.

The renewed sanctions regime includes financial restrictions and travel bans, along with expanded monitoring mechanisms targeting what the Council describes as dual-use components and precursor materials that could be used in weapons manufacturing. The UK representative, James Kariuki, stated that the updated measures aim to address what he called the “increasing complexity and scale of Houthi smuggling and financing.”

The resolution also contains provisions related to maritime interdictions, requiring UN member states to inspect vessels operating in the Red Sea and surrounding waters. These measures have drawn criticism from major powers: China abstained, denouncing the maritime inspection clause as “arbitrary,” while Russia described the text as “unbalanced” and “politicized.”

The decision comes amid heightened tensions in the Red Sea and ongoing foreign escalation against Yemen, which Sana’a argues is being legitimized through such UN decisions. Yemen says the renewed sanctions fail to address the blockade, humanitarian suffering, or foreign aggression—issues it considers central to any genuine path toward peace.