Aden: UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg has warned of a growing risk of renewed large-scale conflict in Yemen amid escalating attacks by the Houthi group against Saudi tankers and Yemeni government forces. He expressed concern over strikes on civilian infrastructure, including airports, and the broader rise in regional tensions. “Taken together, these developments risk jeopardising the gains of the 2022 truce,” Grundberg said, warning that they could draw Yemen into “a broader regional confrontation.” Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized much of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in 2015 in support of the internationally recognised Yemeni government. The Houthi group announced a maritime ban on Saudi shipping in July, citing what it called a Saudi blockade on Houthi-controlled areas, a claim that Riyadh firmly rejected.