US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and informed his Russian counterpart about the US decision to launch a military operation against the Houthis in the Red Sea region. In response, Lavrov pointed to the need to stop the use of force, the Russian diplomatic service reported.
„On March 15, at the initiative of the American side, a telephone conversation took place between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which the American side informed about the decision to launch a military operation against the Houthi forces in the Red Sea region“, the Foreign Ministry reported.“In response to the arguments presented by the American representative, Sergei Lavrov stressed the need for an immediate cessation of the use of force, the importance of all parties entering into a political dialogue in order to find a solution that excludes further bloodshed“, the Foreign Ministry said.“As the Russian Foreign Ministry noted, during the telephone conversation “specific aspects of the implementation of the agreements reached at the meeting of high-ranking Russian and US officials on February 18 in Riyadh“. “Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio agreed to stay in touch“, the ministry stressed.
On the evening of March 15, Al Masirah reported that Houthi-controlled Sanaa had been hit by airstrikes. Later, US President Donald Trump announced that he had issued an order to launch military action against the Ansar Allah movement. According to the Al Hadath TV channel, the headquarters of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, weapons depots and rebel command centers were shelled in Sanaa. The US also struck Yemeni rebel targets in the provinces of Saada, Dhamar and Al-Bayda. According to the Houthi Ministry of Health, 13 people were killed in the attacks on Sanaa.