The internationally recognized Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Yemen this Monday has demanded of the Iranian regime that it immediately put an end to the sending of arms to the Houthi rebel militia and withdraw from the country its military experts, whom it holds responsible for prolonging the conflict and for covering up the “crimes” perpetrated against the Yemeni civilian population.
In an official statement, the Yemeni executive has expressed its “energetic condemnation” of the latest demonstrations by Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the situation in Yemen—statements it has described as “blatant interference” and an attempt to provide “political and media coverage for the terrorist Houthi militia”.
The Foreign Affairs note maintains that, according to investigations by Yemeni security services, Tehran’s involvement has moved from being limited to financing, the supply of armament, and training, to becoming “direct participation in the planning and management of operations”. In this context, it says it has identified the presence in Yemen of 21 foreign specialists linked to the rebels, including 14 members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and seven officials from the Lebanese party-militia Hezbollah.
These operatives, the statement details, assume command and control duties, assistance in the use of ballistic missiles, drones, and electronic warfare capabilities, in addition to coordinating the illicit trafficking of military parts and the selection of merchant vessels that will be attacked in the Red Sea and in the Bab el Mandeb strait.
In light of this scenario, the Yemeni Ministry has urged Tehran to respect the arms embargo imposed by UN Security Council Resolution 2216 and to use the resources of the Iranian people for their own internal development, instead of “wasting them on smuggling networks and destabilizing the region”.