[Guterres Condemns Houthi Attacks on Commercial Vessels in the Red Sea] According to Golden Finance, on July 24, local time, United Nations Secretary-General spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric issued a statement on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres, expressing deep shock over the Houthi forces resuming attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea and once again threatening maritime navigation. The statement noted that such actions could further escalate regional tensions and potentially draw Yemen deeper into regional conflicts. The statement warned that the continued deterioration of the situation in Yemen would undermine prospects for peace and have severe economic, humanitarian, and environmental impacts both regionally and beyond. Guterres called on all parties to immediately de-escalate the situation and urged the Houthi forces to cease all further attacks or other escalatory actions, strictly adhering to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2722 and subsequent resolutions related to the protection of commercial vessels and the maintenance of freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. Guterres also emphasized that international navigation rights and freedom of navigation in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and its surrounding waters must be fully restored. (CCTV News)