An American think tank active in defense policy wrote that the Houthis developed their missile and drone capabilities by recruiting elite engineers and officers in the army.
The Jamestown Foundation, based in Washington, DC, wrote in an article that due to the many changes that have taken place in Yemen, political and civil society groups and activists are increasingly talking about overcoming military conflicts and cooperating for peace.
The article says that Yemen’s longtime enemies are now seriously talking about cooperating to help stabilize Yemen, and that the most important factor in this development is the recognition of the power of the Houthis (Yemeni Ansarullah), who have come to the definitive conclusion that a military defeat will never happen and they must interact with the Houthis; A group that has political dominance over northwestern Yemen.
James Town then wrote that since 2015, a number of Yemeni political elites have believed that Military action is more fruitful than a political solution, and in the shadow of the Houthi domination of northwestern Yemen, they engaged in a military campaign, and the governments of Saudi Arabia and the UAE also sent financial and weapons aid to their internal allies.
According to the foundation, which is close to the CIA and US security agencies, Saudi Arabia is now more than ever seeking to get rid of the costly war in Yemen, so that Saudi Arabia’s entry into Yemen has cost the country hundreds of billions of dollars. (According to some estimates, the Saudi government spends $ 5 billion a month on the war in Yemen). Simultaneously with the war in Yemen and its financial costs, the assassination of Jamal Khashgechi also dealt a heavy blow to the international image of Saudi Arabia.
James Town added: “More importantly, Saudi Arabia’s entry into Yemen has not achieved any of its goals, and the Houthis have now become a more prominent military power in Yemen than ever before, and their limited relations with Iran have increased. The Houthis were able to develop the ability to develop and launch missiles and drones by recruiting a number of Yemeni army officers and engineers.”
Following this report, the think tank reiterated the baseless claims of Saudi and Western officials about Tehran’s support for Ansarullah in Yemen and wrote: “Iran’s support for the Houthis has been limited to the past two years, and Iran has provided a limited amount of Yemeni missile and drone parts. But this support has been a great achievement and has plunged the Saudis into a war of attrition that they cannot escape.”
The Yemeni war entered its seventh year, when the Saudis wanted to end it within a few weeks, but it has lasted to this day.
“In the seventh year of the war, the Saudi coalition has to wait for new surprises, and new missiles and drones are to be unveiled and used if the bombing and siege of Yemen is not completed,” said Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces.