Sanaa raises political, military messages to Riyadh

SANAA, Sept. 12 (YPA) – Sanaa government has raised the level of its political and military messages to Riyadh, stressing that any return to escalation would not be one-sided and that the equation of blockade for blockade and escalation for escalation is now an option in confronting any Saudi moves targeting Yemen.

In a statement, Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs in the government Lt. Gen. Jalal Al-Rowaishan said on Saturday that Yemen is moving ahead with consolidating this equation, sending a direct message to the Saudi leadership that it must assess the Yemeni situation without relying on past calculations or traditional assessments of military strength.

Addressing Saudi Arabia, Al-Rowaishan said: “The Saudi enemy must read the situation and the contemporary history of the people of faith and wisdom,” indicating that years of war and conflict had failed to bring Sanaa under control and that betting on breaking the will of the Yemeni people was no longer realistic.

In another message to local forces backed by Riyadh, Al-Rowaishan called on what he described as Saudi Arabia’s tools and mercenaries inside Yemen to return to the right path, warning that continuing to serve as Saudi proxies would only lead to failure.

Al-Rowaishan also emphasized the military dimension of Sanaa’s message, saying the Yemeni Armed Forces have the capability to conduct large-scale military operations, citing the “Allah Is Stronger in Might and More Severe in Punishment” operation on the western coast.

He said Saudi Arabia had failed to achieve its objectives during 12 years of war and would not be able to achieve them in the coming years, conveying the strategic message that continued reliance on military force would not alter the existing balance of the conflict.

In a firm tone, Al-Rowaishan stressed that Sanaa cannot be broken or forced to surrender, saying this was the reality the Saudi leadership should recognize before making any new decision regarding Yemen.

Despite the escalation in military rhetoric, Sanaa has kept the door open to a settlement. Al-Rowaishan said Yemen had sought and would continue to seek an honorable peace, but that such calls had not received a response from the Saudi side.

The key message from Sanaa is that peace remains an option, but not at the expense of Yemeni sovereignty or its ability to defend itself.

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