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FILE: Egyptian military personnel stand alert at the Rafah border crossing, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)

A Houthi official said Tuesday that the Egyptian parliament’s decision to authorize military support for Saudi Arabia to defend against the Iran-backed group’s attacks on the Gulf kingdom was a declaration of war.

The comment was part of a long statement reacting to a Monday visit to Tehran by the Saudi defense minister, alongside Pakistan’s army chief and Turkey’s intelligence chief, in a bid to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East war.

“It is truly remarkable that while these people go to discuss what they call ‘peace in the region,’ Egypt and its parliament declare support for the so-called defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and in doing so, declare war against the Republic of Yemen,” said Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a member of the Houthis’ political bureau, in a Telegram post, referring to his rebel government as the legitimate leadership…