The foreign policy motives of the Saudi regime are rooted in arrogance, greed, historical grievances, and subservience, according to Yemen's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.

In an official statement, the ministry affirmed that "the authenticity, dignity, and generosity of the Yemeni people compel honorable actors to reciprocate in kind, while the ignoble deal with them otherwise."

The statement noted that over past decades, the Saudi regime has played a fundamental role in creating crises and inflicting suffering on the Yemeni people, culminating in an unprecedented comprehensive aggression in Yemen's history.

De-escalation Squandered

The ministry stated: "Had the Saudi regime dealt with credibility and fairness from the beginning of the de-escalation phase, it would not today be under siege, with its ships and oil facilities targeted, and its cards falling one after another."

The ministry added that Saudi Arabia's negative interventions in Yemen have been "definitively closed and irreversible," warning that "the regime's failure to believe in this reality will lead to the erosion of its governance system."

In conclusion, the ministry emphasized that "the cost of peace today is far less than the cost of peace in the future, and delay will multiply the cost for the aggressor party."

The statements come amid renewed tensions between Yemen and Saudi Arabia following a prolonged period of de-escalation and stalled efforts to implement a roadmap for ending the conflict.

Sana'a has increasingly framed the confrontation around a blockade-for-blockade and escalation-for-escalation equation, while Riyadh is using Saudi-backed forces inside Yemen to shift the conflict toward an internal confrontation.