Alsumaria News / Baghdad 
threatened Houthi leader Saleh Alsmad, " the cutting of the Red Sea and international navigation , " adding that it "strategic options" will be entered into if progress continues west of Yemen and "the arrival of a political solution to a dead end." 

During a meeting with UN Deputy Special Envoy to Yemen Mounin Shreim, he called for "not allowing ships to pass," referring to the intentions of their forces to strike international shipping in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab strait.
 
He also criticized the United Nations envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh, criticized the role of the United Nations, which he described as "disappointing" and questioned its credibility in dealing with and resolving the Yemeni crisis. "We have reached a stage where we no longer rely on the United Nations to find a political solution in Yemen, . 

On the other hand, he expressed the willingness of his group to enter into any negotiations, in the event they "touched the desire and seriousness of the United Nations," as he put it.