Nothing indicates that the Houthi militias in Yemen want to achieve peace and security. These militia forces work against the re-establishment of a functional state in Yemen. They are making it impossible to bring life back to normal because they live on chaos, unrest and the absence of State sovereignty. You cannot possibly convince their warlords of the idea of peace and security simply because they don’t believe in it.
The talks that began in Geneva on Thursday (September 6th) represent an important opportunity to launch a political process in Yemen and bring stability back to the good, authentic people of Yemen. But the Houthi putschist proxy warriors don’t want to see that happen. The last thing they think of is the interest of the Yemeni people.
The United Nations representative and politician with considerable experience in conflict resolution, Martin Griffith, has been able to continue his efforts to coordinate between the parties, despite the unfavorable agenda pushed by the Houthis. He has found considerable support from the coalition countries that support the UN efforts to reach an acceptable settlement for all parties, but the tricky part is how to reconcile the vision of a legitimate State and government with the vision of the anti-State putchists.
From the outset, the Arab alliance found that the only way out of the crisis is the political solution based on UN Resolution 2216, the Gulf Initiative and the results of the Yemeni national dialogue. These are all frameworks for resolving the crisis in Yemen, but the militias are instructed to reject all that, without offering a political alternative.
It’s pointless to wait for the Houthis to change their mind and make national interest their top priority. They negotiate to buy time and not to achieve serious political goals.
Whether the Geneva talks would make a breakthrough or not, the international community should understand that al-Houthi will accept a settlement only in specific cases under specific circumstances like receiving orders from Tehran to do so or facing a complete and inescapable siege. As long as the world continues to question his links to the Iranian mullahcracy, millions of Yemenis will continue to suffer in silence and wait.
But to those who criticize the Arab Alliance, do you believe that the decision to end the military operations in Yemen will be enough to bring back security and stability? If you think so, you should remember what the Houthis did before Operation Decisive Storm started, when they tried to control the entire State in the interest of the Iranian sectarian program.
The only way to make peace in Yemen is for the Houthis to accept the UN-recognized legitimate government and to understand that the Yemenis have had enough of these malicious militias. The Allied Arab countries cannot tolerate the Houthis’ continued control of Yemen after all the sacrifices made to preserve the Yemen’s independence and the billions of dollars that the Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have willingly offered for the humanitarian assistance and relief for their brothers in the Arabian Southside.
The Iranian project is coming to an end and the mullahs’ crimes against the Yemeni people can only be a thing of the past if they accept the All-Yemeni political settlement.
