Yemeni diplomat warns region could face full-scale war within weeks

SANAA, Oct. 24 (YPA) – Abdul-Malik Al-Ajri, a member of the Sanaa negotiating delegation, warned on Friday that a wider regional confrontation could erupt within weeks, bringing the region closer to a full-scale war.

In a post on X, Al-Ajri wrote, “No one can predict the outcome of such a potential war or how far it could spread across our region.”

أسابيع قليلة تفصلنا عن احتمال اندلاع حرب إقليمية واسعة،لا أحد يستطيع التنبؤ بنتائجها أو حدودها على منطقتنا.والسبب الجوهري هو غياب آلية اقليمية للتكامل الأمني والاعتماد على مظلة الحماية الأجنبية تحوّلت من خيار إلى اعتماد يصعب ضبطه،فلا يمكن أن تبنى أمنك على حساب تهديد أمن الاخرين

— عبدالملك العجريAbdulmalik Alejri (@alejri77) October 23, 2026

He attributed the risk of escalation primarily to the absence of a regional security cooperation framework and reliance on foreign protection.

Al-Ajri said reliance on foreign protection had evolved from a policy choice into a dependency that was difficult to manage.

No party, he added, could ensure its own security at the expense of threatening the security of others.

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