NEW YORK, 28 February 2022, (TON): The UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution, tabled by the UAE, calling on members to expand an arms embargo against the leaders of Yemen’s Houthis to include the Iran-backed militia as a whole.

The draft, seen by Arab News, urges all member states to respect and implement their obligations to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to, or for, the benefit of Houthis and those acting on their behalf or at their direction in Yemen, of arms and related materiel of all types.

It condemns “the continued supply of weapons and components to Yemen in violation of the targeted arms embargo” established by resolution 2216 which was adopted in 2015.

The text calls on member states to “increase efforts to combat the smuggling of weapons and components via land and sea routes, to ensure implementation of the targeted arms embargo.

Iran has provided the Houthis with training and a growing arsenal of sophisticated weapons and technology for anti-tank guided missiles, sea mines, explosive-laden unmanned aerial vehicles, ballistic and cruise missiles, unmanned maritime vehicles, and other weapons.