Sanaa shatters Riyadh’s illusions: From military decision bragging to a crisis threatening the foundations of the Saudi regime
SANAA, Oct. 16 (YPA) – Sanaa has dismissed Saudi assessments regarding Yemeni missile capabilities in sharply critical political statements, asserting that arrogance, “false bravado,” and miscalculating the reality of Yemen have driven Riyadh into an unexpected crisis, with war repercussions extending far beyond the battlefield to threaten the future of the Saudi regime and its internal and regional balances.
In this context, Mohammed Al-Frah, a member of the Political Bureau of Ansarallah in Sanaa, revisited in a series of posts on the X platform the shifts in Saudi rhetoric regarding Yemen’s missile capabilities. He mocked the transition in terminology from describing them as “projectiles and firecrackers” to “advanced technologies,” highlighting a stark gap between the estimates upon which the war was built and the reality faced by Saudi Arabia.
Al-Frah accused the Saudi leadership of relying on misleading estimates and promises of a swift victory. He pointed out that the war—which was claimed to last no more than a week—exposed, according to his assessment, the magnitude of errors in the calculations and reports that guided the decision to go to war.
He also criticized Riyadh’s reliance on its allied Yemeni factions, arguing that they made unfulfilled promises, and called for holding those responsible for the failure accountable while moving toward reconciliation with the Yemeni people rather than prolonging the war.
Explaining the reasons behind the Saudi setback, Al-Frah stated that Riyadh shifts between multiple justifications—ranging from blaming Iran and advanced technologies to citing regional and international circumstances—without addressing the core problem, which he attributes to miscalculation and underestimating the capabilities and will of the Yemeni people.
Al-Frah warned that the repercussions of the war could extend beyond the military arena to the Saudi domestic front and Riyadh’s regional relations, emphasizing that material superiority is insufficient, in his view, to win a confrontation against a people holding fast to their sovereignty and independence who reject subjugation.
Al-Frah concluded his message by affirming that Yemen’s steadfastness, as he expressed it, is rooted in faith in Allah and the will of the people, in the face of miscalculations that failed to grasp the nature of the battle.
YPA