... escalation of the crisis
The U.S.-British coalition’s military intervention in Yemen has become the most dangerous expansion of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict (PIC)... ... generally not in doubt. The Houthi were not and are not “agents” or “proxies” of Iran, despite their growing cooperation in recent years. In the Houthi movement, as... ... published by the KSA, conclude that “regardless of the final result, it seems that the Houthis will remain a key player in Yemen’s cultural, social, economic and political...
... capable of organizing such an attack all on their own since they had previously shown cruise missiles with the necessary range to the public. However, in all fairness, we should note that experts identified them as radically simplified knock-offs of Iranian cruise missiles. Debates about the military capabilities of the Houthis are likely to continue, but some conclusions can be drawn. The war in Yemen costs Saudi Arabia dearly, both economically and in terms of its public image. Saudi Arabia is also clearly vulnerable to new attacks, despite enormous military spending and assistance from the United States. The media has added fuel to the fire ...
... Security Council
adopted on April, 14 2015 comes to mind here: it demands that “the Houthis immediately and unconditionally <...> withdraw their forces from all areas... ... territory of a neighbouring State.” The fact that Saudi Arabia had already been bombing Yemen for three weeks by the time the resolution was adopted (since March 25) was conveniently... ... Saleh, the Saudis might intensify the “southern dimension” of their deterrence of Iran.
Clearly, the Houthi missile launched towards the Saudi capital in November 2017...
... to the Houthis, and beyond that to Iran, factions are playing a dangerous game of globalization. As far as such flawed narrative goes, Yemen Shia and the Houthis are one and the same, and since Iran has expressed its support of the Houthis, ergo the Houthis and by extension all Yemeni Shia are Iranian agents, thus the self-proclaimed enemies of Yemen.
While of course put in such a way, this analysis clearly appears short-sighted, bias, inherently inaccurate as well as incoherent, such is the message which politicians and their affiliated ...
