G7 foreign ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, together with the European Union's High Representative, condemned continued Houthi strikes in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia in a statement published on 22 September 2026. They said the situation in Yemen poses an unacceptable threat to regional stability, global energy security, navigational rights and freedoms, and maritime security in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The statement said strikes affecting civilians and civilian infrastructure deepen humanitarian suffering.

The ministers expressed solidarity with Yemen's internationally recognised government and Saudi Arabia, and called on the Houthis to halt all military actions and attacks on civilian shipping and to return to the political process in good faith. They urged Iran to end what they described as arming of and support for the Houthis in violation of UN Security Council resolutions 1747, 2140 and 2216.

The statement stressed the need for permanent maritime safety and security to prevent lasting disruption to global supply chains, particularly flows of energy, fertiliser and food. It reaffirmed support for Yemen's unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and for UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg's efforts toward a negotiated, inclusive, Yemeni-led political settlement.