Members of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) reiterated on Monday their rejection of the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ attempted political blackmail, calling on the international community to pressure them to accept peace.
According to official sources, PLC deputy head Aidarous al-Zubaidi discussed on Monday with Charge d’Affaires of the Indian Embassy in Yemen Ram Prasad the renewed military escalation and the militias’ intransigence and rejection of all international efforts to extend the ceasefire, which expired on October 2.
Zubaidi warned that the militias are dragging the country towards the abyss due to their intransigence and insistence on continuing the war against the Yemeni people strictly in pursuit of Iran’s agenda, he was reported as saying by the state news agency Saba.
Meanwhile, official sources said PLC member Othman Megali met in Riyadh on Monday with the Chargé d'Affaires of the Japanese embassy to discuss the developments in Yemen.
He said the Houthis are pursuing a foreign agenda and are “delusional in believing that military escalation and the rejection of the truce will yield gains through shedding the blood of the Yemeni people”.
“We reject this hostile behavior and refuse to succumb to pressure and blackmail,” he vowed.
“We will not accept any Houthi conditions and dictates that keep Yemen hostage to a militia that has rebelled against the state and international resolutions,” he stressed.
He called on the international community to “firmly” deal with the “terrorist” Houthis.
Moreover, Megali said the ceasefire “is non-existent on the ground”, accusing the militias of committing thousands of violations and pursuing military escalation.
“Everything the Houthis do is ordered by Iran and the weapons they brandish to terrorize the Yemenis are made by Iran,” he said, adding that the militias are trained on using the arms by experts from the Iran-backed Hezbollah party and Iran.
