“We know how the other sequence ends. In 2014, the [Houthis] were offered seats, special status for Saada [the northern Yemeni stronghold of the Houthis] and a share of the executive authority in Yemen in return for handing the heavy weapons to the state,”

Hesham Alghannam · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19

Alghannam recalled that in 2014 the Houthis were offered seats, special status for Saada, and a share of executive authority in return for handing heavy weapons to the state.