Al-Houthi insists on opening the ports "without censorship"
English - Saturday 18 February 2023 الساعة 06:27 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:
The leader of the Houthi militia, the Iranian arm in Yemen, threatened to resume terrorist attacks inside the country and outside the borders, in conjunction with diplomatic moves led by the United Nations in hopes of reviving and expanding the truce that ended on October 2.
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi vowed, in a televised speech broadcast by Al-Masirah TV, on the anniversary of the death of his brother Hussein al-Houthi, to take what he called "pressure options", to impose his conditions, including the payment of salaries from the revenues of the Yemeni government, the withdrawal of coalition forces from Yemen, and the opening of ports and airports without any censorship and inspection.
He said, "The war continues and there is no armistice agreement at the moment."
Al-Houthi boasted of the terrorist attacks launched by his militia earlier on the oil export ports in the governorates of Hadramout and Shabwa, and said that his priorities during the current stage are to bomb the ports in the areas of the Yemeni government.
The leader of the militia, the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia, warned against running out of patience, and said: "Our patience will run out if you do not initiate a serious and practical understanding in the humanitarian and livelihood file," as he put it.
He said, "There is confusion among some in diagnosing the current stage, and the stage we are in now is a war stage, and only some military escalation has calmed down."
He added, "We are in a state of constant war and we are not in a truce agreement. There is only a reduction in escalation under Omani mediation, but it will not continue indefinitely."
In the context, the militia leader attacked international organizations, the Security Council and the United Nations, claiming that they are merely American tools to strike the countries of the region.
He also attacked the Baha'i minority in Yemen, claiming that it is supported by "enemies" to spread "un-Islamic doctrines." as he said.
