TEHRAN – A member of Iran's Expediency Council and a former commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has characterized the involvement of Britain and the United States in the West Asia region as significant barriers to peace, contributing to heightened tensions and the potential for regional conflict.

Mohsen Rezaei expressed on his X social media account on Saturday, “The assaults by Britain and the United States on Yemen, conducted on behalf of the Israeli regime's military, are exacerbating the war imposed by this regime in the region.” 

Rezaei underscored, “Such reckless actions are likely to provoke war in West Asia. The Islamic community will not stand for these provocations and will rally to the resistance front.”

In similar remarks, Ali al-Qahoum, a member of the political office of Yemen's Ansarullah, stated on Saturday, October 5, to Sputnik news agency, “The unwavering aggression from the United States and Britain against Yemen will elicit a formidable response.”

On Friday, October 4, a new series of airstrikes by the United States and Britain targeted Al Hudaydah airport, the Al-Sayyanah area in Sana'a province, and regions in southern Dhamar province.

The assaults are intended to lift a monthslong maritime blockade imposed against Israel which has been caused by the Yemeni army's operations against vessels linked to the regime in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and the Mediterranean. 

Since November, Yemen’s operations have included numerous missile and drone strikes on commercial ships associated with this regime, aimed at supporting the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.