“Notice that there is an advance for Ansar Allah [the Houthis] linked to the justice of the cause as there is a siege imposed on the Yemenis affecting 70 percent to 80 percent of the society controlled by Ansar Allah and the Sanaa government. So this cause, breaking the siege, is a just cause. … The regional circumstance gave [the Houthis] a motive that this is the time to pressure Saudi Arabia to break the siege, and this is what actually happened.”

Hassan Ahmadian · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19

Ahmadian said the Houthis' advance is linked to the just cause of breaking a siege affecting most of Yemeni society under Ansar Allah control.