In light of the state of collapse that Iran and its arms are experiencing in the Arab region, questions are raised about the extent to which the legitimate Yemeni government and its armed forces are able to exploit these circumstances to achieve field gains, by launching a comprehensive military operation to liberate the governorates that are still under the control of the coup.

This desire for liberation comes in conjunction with the escalation of international anger over the actions of the Houthis, especially in pirating international shipping lines, as reports indicate that there is a growing international conviction in the importance of liberating the cities of the Yemeni coastal strip from the grip of the Houthis to ensure the security and safety of commercial navigation.

In this context, the head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, stressed that the time has come for “the Iranian regime to lift its hand and respect its sovereignty and identity, in a way that enables its people to build their state and create their better future.”

On the other hand, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, stressed in an interview with Agence France-Presse that the warring parties and the Yemeni people cannot wait for a road map for peace forever, warning of the possibility of the country slipping back into the spiral of war.

The Undersecretary of the Yemeni Ministry of Information, Fayyad al-Numan, points out that the decline in Iranian influence in Syria and Lebanon weakens the financial and military support network for the Houthis. Which exposes them to internal and external pressures. 

Al-Numan explained that the decrease in the flow of Iranian weapons, especially qualitative ones, will affect the Houthis’ capabilities to launch qualitative attacks or confront any organized military escalation.

He added that the continued Houthi attacks on commercial and oil ships weaken their position politically and strengthen the legal justifications for stricter international intervention, noting that the escalation of risks to global trade will push international and regional powers to take deterrent measures.

Al-Numan believes that rapprochement between the legitimate government, the Southern Transitional Council, and the rest of the political components could constitute a turning point in the battle against the Houthis.

He stressed that managing the liberated areas efficiently will contribute to restoring the Yemeni people’s confidence in the state. Which enhances the chances of military and political success.

In turn, the head of the “Nashwan Al-Humairi” Center for Studies and Media, Adel Al-Ahmadi, explained that supporting the Yemeni army for practical action at this time represents the shortest path to achieving peace, indicating that the state of Iranian defeat in Syria could be repeated in Yemen to a greater extent, especially if The efforts of the government, the Arab coalition and the international community were united, as he put it.

Al-Ahmadi stressed that ending Houthi control is necessary to ensure the stability of Yemen and its neighbors, stressing that the armed group has proven that it is not capable of coexistence due to its extremist ideology and its long history of terrorism, starvation and piracy, according to him.

He continued that the growing international anger towards the Houthis because of their piracy of international shipping lines represents a golden opportunity to liberate the cities under their control. 

He added that Yemen's strategic location and the importance of the security of the Red Sea make eliminating the Houthi threat an issue that cannot be postponed. Which requires changing the field equation radically.