Political Analysis on Yemen Conflict

From Sanaa, Hussein al-Bukhaili, writer and political analyst.

From Taiz, Dr. Ahmed al-Jabri, media figure and analyst

political affairs. We also welcome our guest from Riyadh,

Munif Ammash al-Harbi, writer and political analyst.

Welcome, everyone. I'll begin with our guest from Sanaa, Hussein

al-Bukhaili. To start, what is your comment on the reported

7 government takeover of Mokha and its strategic port?

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As you said, my dear sister, so far there is no

comment.

I personally believe this news is false, because is it conceivable that

Saudi Arabia and the forces it supports inside Yemen would take control

of Mokha's port and city and not publish any recent footage or

anything to show it? Therefore, so far, it is news

that is untrue. And certainly, if there is a battle, Sanaa

and the battle is still ongoing,

always avoids publishing any any

statements about that battle. So, my dear sister, I have, I mean,

an observation, that many previous guests mentioned that they say

That Ansar Allah.

Mr. Hussein, if you can hear me, there are real images from the heart of Al-Makha

confirming control of the vital

and strategic road in this area. The images confirm everything

the government forces announced, so what is the point of denying it at this stage?

Sister, sister, my dear sister, when I was watching the screen in front of me now,

I mean, it was all armored vehicles moving through the desert,

but I will get to that point. The talk is that they have lost all their cards.

Let me say, for example, that this news could be

true, as you said, if there are clear and genuine images

and you are certain of them. What— What cards does Saudi Arabia think

Yemen has lost? And America saying that it will not allow the Yemeni army or

Ansar Allah to take control of Bab al-Mandab.

They have controlled Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea since 2023.

That is, if they decide to close it or target any

American ships, if it is proven that they are involved in some way

Live. This, dear sister, does not mean, as I said repeatedly

and again, whether

they were on the coast or not.

But if we note, dear sister, that now, if this news is true, that

all the mountains overlooking the Red Sea are still…

If they confirm their control over Mokha, it is still under the control of

the Yemeni Army in Sana'a. There is also the city of Al-Turbah, which they took control of

yesterday. Instead of 70% of Taiz being in the hands of

the Saudi Coalition, it became

90% yesterday, in the hands of the Yemeni Army in Sana'a.

But I believe, dear sister, that what is very important in

this battle is that Saudi Arabia officially announced, because it had been

covering up or evading, saying it had no involvement or any

role in the war on Yemen. But today, it announced it took part with hundreds of

aircraft and carried out several hundred raids on many sites.

This means they have opened the gates of hell upon themselves, and Yemen is the one that has

The weapon, its naval ballistic missiles, and others, and drone aircraft.

Is this the only option?

It destroys the Saudi economy.

Is this Professor Hussein?

Within days.

Before we address the options available to Ansar Allah, let us return.

Let us only mention that the images we have been following from Mokha are of the forces

of the Yemeni government. We are still following these

images of the takeover of this city. Now, back to you on the options.

You are talking about military options.

Are there other options available to Ansar Allah at this stage?

My dear sister, the options are still the force possessed by the

Yemeni army in Sana'a, its military options, its missile capabilities and its capabilities

in drone aircraft. It has proven capable even of

closing the Red Sea to the Zionist entity and the so-called Prosperity Alliance

in 2023. Therefore, I believe that the escalatory operations that will

come

in Yemen in the coming hours will, will be, I mean,

strong and harsh on the Saudi regime, especially.

What do you mean?

The oil facilities. Sanaa also announced today that the airspace

airspace

will. My dear sister, you keep interrupting me while I

read

the news. Sanaa announced that Saudi airspace has become

a battle zone.

Yes, all Saudi airspace has become a

battle zone and a war zone. It warned global

airline companies against using Saudi airspace.

This means that all Saudi airports may be targeted in

the coming hours. Just imagine if Yemen succeeds in imposing

a blockade on Saudi Arabia before they reach Bab al-Mandab,

and also succeeds in closing all the airports, this will lead to

the collapse of the Saudi economic system.

Just one important point, my dear sister, if Saudi Arabia believes that

these latest operations will secure its

shipping or its oil passing through the Red Sea, it certainly will not.

because Yemen declared the Red Sea closed to Saudi Arabia nearly three

months ago, and it was targeting ships from deep within Yemen and targeting them

in the northern Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea.

So if, as you say, these scenes are real, can

Saudi Arabia?

It is not us saying this, Mr. Hussein, these images

were published by the Yemeni government forces. It is not us saying so.

These images were published by the Yemeni

government forces. Therefore, your comment on these images is yours, not ours.

Yes, my dear sister, I...

I, I, I am speaking to you now, my dear sister, I also have not.

As I told you, so far, I mean, for half an hour, I have not watched, as

you are talking about, these images. And you also said previously that it was targeting

Mecca. All your news was about targeting Mecca and striking

Mecca. And... you were treating this news as fact

and reality. So what will be different now? It may be that you

take them as

It is a fact and a reality, but it may be different. That's why I told you, my dear sister.

Let them publish. Let Ansar Allah publish photos contradicting what was stated.

And we will publish them too.

Mr. Hussein.

Clearly. So you spoke about the options available to Ansar Allah, the Houthis, at

this

stage. But how capable are they of

confronting and opening more than one front at this stage? Talking about

Sana'a, about Taiz, where the confrontation is still raging

and ongoing, and about the coast as far as Hodeidah.

My dear sister, I mean, if the battles are still in that

area or in the western coastal region, and they are talking about Hodeidah and

Sana'a. This, my dear sister, is only throwing dust in

people's eyes.

Does it make sense that Sana'a, which stood firm against them since

2015, when Saudi Arabia was launching thousands of airstrikes—

hundreds of airstrikes, not thousands of airstrikes daily.

At that time, Yemen did not have the ability to target the Saudi economy on such a

large scale as it is doing now. Therefore now, my dear sister, Saudi Arabia is

In fact, it has opened the gates of hell upon itself. This

means they have now officially become, as they say and confirm,

and Yemen is at a stage where, if Saudi Arabia continues its aggression and

America also takes part,

as some reports indicate, though it says it is logistical support,

and Britain, then Yemen has the right to target all ships

belonging to these countries in the Red Sea. So if they think that

their goal is to secure navigation and shipping, my dear sister,

that certainly will not happen. In the coming hours, we will see how

Sana'a will respond to all of this.

Thank you very much from Sana'a. Hussein Al-Bukhaiti, writer and political analyst.

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