Saudi Arabia has failed in Yemen and needs a quick end to the war to get out of the quagmire: Intl. news agency

The international news agency “pressenza” confirmed that Saudi Arabia cannot win in its aggression against Yemen, despite its great superiority in terms of military capabilities, noting that the Kingdom’s strategies and calculations in this war have all failed, and it has become necessary to move towards peace to get out of the quagmire.

A report published by the agency a few days ago said, “The eight-year asymmetric war waged by Saudi Arabia and its allies against Yemen cannot be won despite Riyadh’s massive military superiority resulting from massive Western arms sales.”

The report indicated that the justifications promoted by Saudi Arabia and its allies for launching the aggression against Yemen, including the justification for confronting Iranian influence, are unrealistic justifications, noting that “the matter is not related to Tehran’s interference in the affairs of another country as much as it is related to Saudi Arabia’s pursuit of a far-fetched goal to control The Bab al-Mandab Strait off the Yemeni coast—an important oil shipping lane linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden—among other agendas.

The agency added, “The great military support and arms sales to the Saudis by Western powers did not help them win militarily in this extremely unequal conflict.”

Moreover, it indicated that the Saudi regime bought 23% of the total US weapons sold between 2017 and 2021, but that did not help it win.

The report explained that the United States of America supported Saudi Arabia by refraining from directing an end to the blockade imposed on the port of Hodeidah, noting that this “harmed the humanitarian aid that was unable to reach desperate civilians, causing a truly huge catastrophe.”

The report stated that Saudi Arabia’s strategies and expectations regarding the aggression against Yemen had all failed, explaining that Riyadh expected to “exhaust” the army forces and the popular committees, “perhaps hoping to weaken them while pursuing a scorched earth policy along the way, but this has failed to achieve victory so far.”

The agency stressed that Saudi Arabia needs “a quick end to the arduous war; In order to remedy Riyadh’s weak position, whether in terms of economic costs or reputational costs.

“The international community must not ignore Yemen’s war, along with mass casualties, war crimes, food insecurity and a crippled economy,” the report added.

The report stated that Saudi Arabia needs in the new year to “calm the global oil market, and seek regional stability, in order to achieve goals that are much better than indulging in unwinnable proxy wars.”

Moreover, it pointed out that the attacks carried out by the armed forces on the Saudi rear caused enormous damage in the Kingdom, and proved the success and strength of Sanaa.

The report concluded by emphasizing that: “The most important lesson to be learned from Yemen’s highly asymmetric war waged by Saudi Arabia and its allies is this: high-tech over-armament not only leads to large-scale war crimes against civilians, but is insufficient to defeat a larger adversary who is supported by a large part of the population and resist foreign interference.”