‘We will not tolerate any siege or aggression’: Yemen warns Saudi Arabia
The foreign ministry of the Sana’a-based Yemeni government has bluntly warned Saudi Arabia against the adverse consequences of any act of aggression against the Arab nation.
The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, in a strongly-worded statement released late on Sunday, emphasized that regional political and military equations have altered, and any attempt by Saudi Arabia to re-impose a siege on Yemen or target its critical installations will be met with a crushing response.
“Saudi Arabia must bear full responsibility in case such a scenario breaks out. The Riyadh regime must realize that the years of blockade against Yemen have irreversibly ended, and that attempts to impose new economic and geographical bans are no longer effective and will be met with fierce resistance from the Yemeni nation,” the statement read.
The ministry further cautioned against any move that targets air traffic in Yemen, declaring that the Saudi regime must be held accountable for any folly which either it or its mercenaries commit and intensify the siege on Sana’a International Airport.
“Riyadh’s continued bids to evade its direct responsibility through sell-out mercenaries have failed. The Saudi regime’s efforts to shift responsibility onto its mercenaries have been exposed, and the international community and the Yemeni people are now fully aware of the party escalating the status quo,” the statement added.
The Yemeni foreign ministry underscored that any misstep by Saudi Arabia will constitute the breaking point of détente and ceasefire, jeopardize regional and international mediation efforts, and open the door to all available options that Yemen would take in self-defense.
On March 26, 2015, Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies initiated a blockade on Yemen, marking the beginning of a comprehensive war, backed with military, political, and logistical assistance from the United States and other Western countries.
The war has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people in Yemen, while failing to achieve its primary goal of reinstating the previous government that was aligned with Riyadh.
Amid a power struggle, the government fled the country, leading Yemen’s popular resistance movement, Ansarullah, to take charge of state affairs.
After a delicate ceasefire brokered by the UN in 2022, multiple rounds of significant attacks were launched against Yemen by the United States, Britain, and the Israeli regime.
The assaults aimed to weaken Sana’a’s ability to conduct solidarity strikes against Israeli targets, which were being conducted in response to Tel Aviv’s genocidal actions in the Gaza Strip.
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