The attacks serve as the latest in an ongoing war of resistance by Yemen that began nearly five years ago. On one side, there are Ansar Allah (also known as the Houthis) and its allies in the camp of resistance including Iran, Syria, and the political organization Hezbollah, and the Palestinian movement; on the other side, Saudi Arabia and their coalition forces – made up in one form or another of the United States, Israel, several Gulf States, and others.

The involvement of the Saudi-U.S. coalition forces represents an intervention into the sovereign affairs of the Yemeni people. Ansar Allah has led the armed resistance against this foreign invasion. With the success of this attack, the tide of the war may have dramatically shifted in favor of the patriotic forces.

The conflict in Yemen has produced the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world today, with tens of thousands of people dead, many more wounded, and millions either on the cusp of starvation, victims of disease brought on by the war, or on the move as they flee for safety. Despite the magnitude of the crisis and the fact that the fighting has been raging for nearly five years, the U.S. corporate media has hardly covered Yemen at all. Until now, that is.

Over the last several days, mainstream media outlets have released story after story about this massive strike. A key piece to this narrative being spun by the Western press is that the attacks did not originate from Yemen, but Iran instead. The Iranian government has denied these allegations. As ever, U.S. President Donald Trump was quick to address the situation. The administration claims to be looking into the situation. Trump declared that they are “locked and loaded, depending on verification,” implying that they’re more than ready to retaliate directly in some capacity.

Combining the denial of the Iranian government with the bluster of President Trump leads to the conclusion that the pinning of the attack on Iran is a part of the broader U.S. shift toward open military aggression. The situation represents a danger not only to the people of Iran and the greater Middle East, but to all peace-loving people on the planet.

The demands of the anti-war movement in the U.S. must be clear: No to war on Iran! End military aid to Saudi Arabia! U.S. hands off Yemen!

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Hadi, a puppet of Saudi Arabia and backed by the U.S., wanted the talks on their terms: that the only discussion would be implementation of the UN resolution telling the Ansurallah, or Houthis as they are called in the West, to withdraw from the territory they control in Yemen. The Ansurallah said that there should be no preconditions. UN head Ban Ki-Moon likewise said there should be no preconditions for the negotiations.

The Ansurallah movement is in the right. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is an aggressor, having launched a war to punish the Ansurallah for daring to oust a dictatorial government. KSA has purchased a regional coalition and a UN resolution against the people of Yemen. But the Saudis are like all occupiers – they can impose terrible sacrifice on the people, but they can’t break their resistance, or defeat them. The Saudi military even lacks the will to carry out a ground invasion.

So the Saudis are faced with the choice of sending the former president to the negotiations without his demand being met. This will be a diplomatic victory for the Ansurallah. Or they can refuse to send Hadi, which would also be a victory for the Ansarallah.

Both scenarios are defeats for the KSA, because the most of the world, including Russia, China and many countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, doesn’t support the Saudis. Time is not on the side of the Saudis.

The Houthis and their alliance with former president Saleh, and through him with the Yemeni army, are taking more parts of the country, defeating the forces fighting for the U.S.-supported Saudis and the fugitive ex-president Hadi.

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