Yemeni President Reaffirms Military Readiness, Warns Saudi-led Coalition

Sana’a, along with the national political and military leadership, continues to issue military warnings to the American-Saudi-Emirati aggression coalition, affirming high combat readiness; to continue the battle of liberation and independence at a higher pace and with more advanced capabilities, and new deterrent options capable of forcing all enemies to stop their conspiracies. This was stated during the fourth military parade, whose members had performed a marching military parade from Dhamar Governorate to Ibb Governorate in the past few days. The parade was held in the presence of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, President of the Supreme Political Council, Marshal Mahdi Al-Mashat, who delivered a speech in which he directed several messages that either the enemy accepts the real peace, or faces the consequences he is trying to evade.

To complete the argument against the enemy and clarify the picture before him, President Mashat announced that “there are qualitative weapons that will enter the next battle, and they will be revealed in the coming days”, confirming that these weapons “will force the enemy to stop his conspiracies”. This is a striking announcement that comes at a sensitive timing and confirms Sana’a’s keenness to put the enemy in front of a last chance to test his desire for peace; because ignoring what the armed forces will reveal will be a clear indication of the futility of giving the enemy more time.

To reinforce this confirmation, and in front of thousands of soldiers, the president emphasized that the Yemeni people reject bargaining, and that “all the free people in the Yemeni nation refuse to submit and surrender and cling to freedom, independence, and sovereignty over the entire homeland”, in a clear indication that all attempts by the enemy to circumvent this position through blackmail and evasion have failed.

The president clarified that the enemy is trying to play the card of penetrating society and dismantling the cohesion of the internal front, by imposing measures that aim to double the suffering of the people, then trying to incite them, confirming that these efforts, which vary in their methods, collide with the awareness of Yemenis and their recognition of the true identity of the real culprit behind all his criminal goals and objectives.

Yemen’s President Mahdi al-Mashat today praised the “discipline and responsibility” shown by Yemen’s armed forces in the face of the Saudi-led coalition’s ongoing military campaign in the country. The president added that the military’s resilience “sent a message of peace to those who want peace, and a warning message to the parties that have not ceased to conspire against Yemen.”

The parade and al-Mashat’s speech come as Yemen’s leadership has increased warnings to Saudi Arabia and its allies in recent weeks. Al-Mashat said “the volume of sacrifices of the Yemeni people for the sake of freedom and independence necessitates that everyone preserve and maintain them,” implying that Yemen will accept nothing less than full freedom from foreign interference. Yemen’s government have said “patience is running out” and warned Saudi Arabia that continued aggression will have consequences “globally.”

Al-Mashat also recently met with Yemen’s Defense Minister, Mohammed Nasser al-Atafi, stressing the need to maintain military readiness. Al-Mashat praised the progress made in training and equipping Yemen’s armed forces to “defend the homeland.”

The warnings by al-Mashat and other Yemeni leaders show Yemen’s increasing impatience with the stalemate in peace talks and the continued blockade and airstrikes by the Saudi coalition, backed by the United States. Sana’a accuses the Saudis of delaying and deceit. With no end in sight, al-Mashat’s calls for military vigilance signal the prospect of fiercer resistance and retaliation against the aggression coalition forces. The message between the lines is clear: Yemen will accept peace, but will never stop fighting for real independence and sovereignty.