The Houthi militia attacks on Saudi Arabia escalated after the arrival of "Irloo" to Sanaa
English - Wednesday 28 October 2020 الساعة 04:50 pm
Sanaa, NewsYemen, Exclusive:
Significantly, the Houthi militia increased the attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by means of booby-trapped drones, following Iran's announcement that the leader of the "Quds Force", Hassan Irloo, had arrived in Sana'a.
On the seventeenth of October, Iran announced, through its Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatib Zadeh, that Irloo arrived in Sanaa, describing him as an "extraordinary and absolute ambassador."
Iran's announcement sparked a political and media uproar about how the Iranian ambassador arrived in Sanaa, where the operation was described as a smuggling operation that violates all diplomatic norms.
Although the arrival of the Iranian commander to carry out the duties of ambassador to the Houthi militia coincided with a positive atmosphere that prevailed in the Yemeni file through the implementation of the prisoner exchange process in accordance with the agreement sponsored by the United Nations, the Houthi attacks on Saudi territory after the arrival of Irloo to Sana'a increased.
Sources close to the Houthi militia, in an interview with "NewsYemen", linked the increase in Houthi attacks on Saudi territory to the arrival of the Iranian ambassador, who is a military commander and missile expert working in southern Lebanon, in addition to being an officer specializing in anti-aircraft weapons, tanks and armored vehicles, according to a study published in the year 2009.
The recent escalation promised that it is a message sent by Tehran to the United Nations and the countries with heavy weight in managing the Yemeni file, including Washington and London, in addition to that it is a message addressed to Riyadh, especially after Riyadh showed great flexibility in the success of the prisoners' file and agreed to the success of the Omani mediation between the Houthi militias and the American authorities regarding the extradition of US citizens who were in their custody.
According to the sources, Tehran was not satisfied with the deal under which the Houthi militias handed over American citizens through Omani mediation, nor with the Houthi’s agreement to exchange Saudi prisoners as part of the prisoner exchange deal that was sponsored by the UN envoy, as Tehran was seeking to exploit the file of American detainees and Saudi prisoners held by the Houthi militia to achieve political gains within the framework of its management of the conflict with Washington, especially in light of the recent escalation of the pace of its imposition of sanctions against the Iranian regime, which Tehran rushed to compensate for through the smuggling of Officer Hassan Irloo to Sanaa, taking advantage of the deal to return the wounded militia fighters and announce his appointment as an ambassador to the Houthi authorities as a cover Politician for carrying out military tasks as a supervisor, expert and director of the Houthi militia and using it in managing the Iranian conflict with countries in the region, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The sources pointed out that the Houthi militia's launch of more than four attacks on Saudi territory - in addition to the coalition forces thwarting other attacks since the arrival of the Iranian commander Irloo - confirms that Tehran is seeking to prolong the war in Yemen and compensate for its loss in the use of its other arms, whether in Iraq or in Lebanon.
The ability of Hezbollah, the Iranian arm in Lebanon, to continue its duties in the service of Tehran's agenda, given the crisis in Lebanon, and the increasing accusations that it stood behind the status quo, as well as its compulsion to accept the negotiation process with Israel on the demarcation of the border, which affects his ability to maneuver to serve Tehran's interests.
Iran is accused of providing the Houthi militia with weapons and missiles that it uses to attack Saudi territory and kill Yemenis who resist it, as well as the presence of Iranian and other Hezbollah-affiliated experts who supervise the military operations of the Houthi militia, which is the Iranian arm in Yemen similar to the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
It is noteworthy that Tehran has used the Houthi militia, since September 21, 2104, to wage a military, security, political and media war against Saudi Arabia and some Gulf countries, and is investing it in achieving its agenda in the region, including the prolongation of the war in Yemen, taking advantage of the sectarian and sectarian subordination of Houthi.
