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[00:00:17] When the might of nations converged
[00:00:19] back deep into the capitals of upon Yemen, when the skies rained fire and the earth
[00:00:23] trembled, its people faced a stark choice:
[00:00:27] surrender or fight. They chose
[00:00:30] to fight.
[00:00:33] From the crucible of siege, from the ashes of
[00:00:36] bombardment, a seed of defiance grew. An
[00:00:40] warfare. Guerrilla warfare does not unlikely military force began to stir, determined to
[00:00:43] rewrite the balance of power, not just in the
[00:00:47] faced many region, but across vital enough to destroy entire global arteries. This is the story of a
[00:00:51] journey from zero to
[00:00:53] hypersonic.
[00:00:57] The secret of the Yemeni people's steadfastness in confronting aggression, from a
[00:01:00] military and economic standpoint, as well as in developing its
[00:01:04] missile capabilities, is that Yemen operates according to the
[00:01:08] free project, was able to create divine laws that were revealed in the
[00:01:10] and seizing Holy Quran, whether regarding
[00:01:13] ethical discipline in confronting all enemies, whether at the
[00:01:17] internal,
[00:01:19] weapons for themselves from regional, or international level, or in terms of
[00:01:22] making sacrifices, no matter
[00:01:24] how great they are. Therefore, the Yemeni people were able
[00:01:28] and the first nucleus was in through this
[00:02:01] Our story begins far from the centers of power, nestled
[00:02:04] in the remote highlands of northern Yemen, Saada
[00:02:08] province. Here, amidst ancient mountains, the genesis
[00:02:12] of a movement emerged.
[00:02:16] In the shadow of a global upheaval, beginning in
[00:02:19] late 2001, the voice of Sayyid Hussein
[00:02:22] Badreddine al-Houthi resonated through the
[00:02:25] valleys. His lectures blending religious discourse
[00:02:29] with sharp political critique found
[00:02:31] fertile ground. Sayyid Hussein channeled driving
[00:02:35] discontent, directing his sharpest criticisms towards
[00:02:39] American and Israeli influence in the region. His message spread
[00:02:42] like wildfire, alarming the ruling powers in Sana'a,
[00:02:46] particularly as the US embassy held significant sway over
[00:02:51] from an early time. It has capabilities in the government's direction. June 2004,
[00:02:54] his summons to Washington. President Ali Abdullah Saleh meets with
[00:02:57] US President George W. Bush. Just six days after his
[00:03:01] return, the storm broke. The regime
[00:03:04] unleashed the first of its brutal
[00:03:07] He ordered that all studies from wars on Saada, aiming to
[00:03:08] into, meaning it would not extinguish the nascent Ansarullah
[00:03:10] movement.
[00:03:16] of the state and state capabilities were harnessed for the Six times the regime,
[00:03:18] bolstered by Saudi resources and American
[00:03:21] encouragement, waged war against
[00:03:23] Saada. Six campaigns of overwhelming
[00:03:27] force, aircraft, missiles.
[00:03:32] heritage today, has become
[00:03:39] Of course, the previous regime's erroneous political,
[00:03:42] observed in social, and military estimates
[00:03:44] in its aggression against the Ansar Allah movement
[00:03:48] in its early stages and the launch of this project at the beginning
[00:03:52] many of the millennium were fundamentally based on American readings,
[00:03:55] because the aggression of the previous regime against
[00:03:58] confrontation with the martyr leader, Sayyid Hussein, may Allah be pleased with
[00:04:02] him, came four days after
[00:04:05] Ali Abdullah Saleh's return from his visit to America
[00:04:09] specifically. And after that, the first war was declared.
[00:04:12] The erroneous readings of the nature of society,
[00:04:16] the erroneous readings of its
[00:04:17] social,
[00:04:20] tribal, and also political and
[00:04:24] military composition are what
[00:04:28] led to the accumulated failure from the first
[00:04:31] war up to the second, and to the third and fourth, and up to the sixth war, in which
[00:04:35] Saudi Arabia participated.
[00:04:38] What happened to it in the sixth war, and at that stage, the Mujahideen
[00:04:41] had nothing worth mentioning except
[00:04:45] including those mentioned in the simple and few capabilities, but they were able to confront the regime's army
[00:04:48] and they were able to confront the Saudi army, and there were many
[00:04:53] in battles always prisoners, but the intervention of a third party
[00:04:56] overcome many of to mediate is what led to a solution
[00:05:00] and many of the Saudi prisoners who had become
[00:05:05] key player influencing one of in the hands of Ansar Allah
[00:05:06] at that time.
[00:05:12] the final blow. Yet each ending was merely a
[00:05:16] prelude. Every martyr's fall seemed to inspire a new
[00:05:19] fighter to rise. Every shattered village hardened the
[00:05:23] resolve, turning mountains into fortresses of the mind as
[00:05:26] much as of terrain. The regime failed to grasp a crucial
[00:05:30] reality: these wars, intended to crush, became
[00:05:34] a brutal, unforgiving military academy. Each
[00:05:37] battle honed nascent tactics, tested the
[00:05:40] resilience and for...
[00:05:45] The fighting style of Ansar Allah during that period
[00:05:48] was a style of fighting called guerrilla
[00:05:52] adhere
[00:05:55] to the conditions and principles of battle, but rather adheres to the circumstances
[00:05:58] of reality: mountains, plains, valleys, and what the other party possesses.
[00:06:02] Sana'a possessed strategic military power from aviation,
[00:06:05] naval forces, and all branches of the primary and main armed forces.
[00:06:08] Therefore, Ansar Allah used the fighting style as it was used
[00:06:13] during the wars with Afghanistan and the Russians. They used the tactic
[00:06:16] of resorting to mountains, cliffs, and caves
[00:06:20] for securing food
[00:06:23] weapons. This is what made Ansar Allah excel in fighting. They used
[00:06:26] new fighting methods starting from that period. The idea of producing
[00:06:32] mines and supplies. And this is what
[00:06:35] when the leadership, or when Ansar Allah took over the leadership, they began to think about military manufacturing,
[00:06:41] the wars, from the third war.
[00:06:46] The end of the sixth war brought no lasting peace,
[00:06:49] only a fractured state. As the old
[00:06:52] regime crumbled under popular pressure, Saada's
[00:06:56] transformed no longer just a province under
[00:06:59] siege, but a symbol of defiance, a launch
[00:07:02] pad for an unforeseen military
[00:07:05] future.
[00:07:11] September 24th.
[00:07:42] the enemy from a people, as a political will,
[00:07:46] as mountainous
[00:07:48] components,
[00:07:50] as well as a popular leadership and a political leadership. All these
[00:07:54] elements qualified the Yemeni for confrontation, because
[00:07:58] the enemy did not fight us only with a single weapon
[00:08:04] soft wars that are greater than hard wars. The Yemenis, through
[00:08:07] their awareness and culture, as well as through their heritage, the Yemeni has
[00:08:11] triumphed. The economic aspect is clear that the American
[00:08:15] was unable to achieve what he promised, that he would protect, he would turn the currency
[00:08:20] be worth the ink with which it was written. And so the Yemeni triumphed
[00:08:23] economically today, and praise be to Allah, the currency is stable. He also triumphed
[00:08:27] socially, as today societal cohesion is noticeable,
[00:08:31] and the strife sown by the enemy, sectarian, doctrinal,
[00:08:35] regional, many projects, were also overcome.
[00:08:38] Culturally, he triumphed, and it is clear today that the heritage today,
[00:08:42] meaning the popular
[00:08:45] circulated all over the world, such as
[00:08:47] the anthem, meaning Yemeni folklore and so on.
[00:08:51] All these are indicators that we have triumphed in all aspects.
[00:08:54] Yes, the Yemenis have triumphed, as well as, meaning, as a large
[00:08:58] popular presence, and they were able to defeat the enemy. If the enemy noticed
[00:09:01] a slackening in popular presence, meaning,
[00:09:04] its ambitions for a ground battle or something
[00:09:07] similar would expand.
[00:09:12] Ansarullah moved to fill the void, asserting
[00:09:15] control, aiming to safeguard the nation's institutions and
[00:09:19] resources from complete
[00:09:20] collapse.
[00:09:30] March 2015, the skies over Sana'a erupted.
[00:09:34] A coalition, spearheaded by Saudi Arabia and
[00:09:37] numbering over a dozen nations, unleashes its
[00:09:40] fury. The White House confirms its support. Operation
[00:09:44] Decisive Storm begins a campaign
[00:09:47] of relentless bombardment coupled with a suffocating
[00:09:51] land, sea, and air blockade. The stated
[00:09:54] aim: crush Ansarullah, dismantle Yemen's nascent
[00:09:57] independence, and restore the old
[00:10:00] order.
[00:10:03] The coalition wielded a formidable arsenal, confident in its
[00:10:06] technological supremacy against the Yemeni military,
[00:10:10] deliberately weakened and fragmented.
[00:10:17] The biggest mistake made by the coalition was, firstly, the use of
[00:10:21] terror tactics and media threats in the first hours.
[00:10:25] A military statement from Saudi Arabia, on behalf of the Saudi army spokesman, stated that
[00:10:29] all military capabilities had been destroyed and there was nothing
[00:10:33] to fear. And the
[00:10:35] constant signaling or announcement that the Saudi
[00:10:38] and Emirati flags would be raised in Sana'a.
[00:10:41] These phrases, these methods, and statements were indeed influential.
[00:10:45] Consequently, many Yemenis rejected
[00:10:49] these statements. Ansar Allah used a method that was
[00:10:53] considered one of the best fighting methods.
[00:10:55] Firstly, absorbing the shock. For more than 18 days, the force
[00:10:59] and Sana'a absorbed the shock with painful and agonizing strikes.
[00:11:02] All governorates were subjected to more than 250
[00:11:06] thousand airstrikes,
[00:11:09] countries. Sana'a lacked the most basic
[00:11:12] elements of confrontation. Air defenses, which were the first
[00:11:15] target, the targeting of all air defenses. The Yemeni army no longer had
[00:11:19] any defensive system with which to fight.
[00:11:22] Consequently, Ansar Allah began to take full control of the situation, and the
[00:11:26] Yemeni armed forces began to study the situation completely. Ansar Allah
[00:11:30] at that time, we considered them as a reserve
[00:11:33] force. When the two forces, the Yemeni armed forces and Ansar Allah, were integrated
[00:11:36] into the Yemeni army,
[00:11:40] Ansar Allah, or the popular force, the popular committees,
[00:11:43] were a reserve force for the state. This reserve
[00:11:47] force helped the armed forces rise again.
[00:11:51] God is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs.
[00:11:55] undeniable. But the calculations of war often
[00:11:58] ignore the human variable. What the coalition failed to factor
[00:12:02] was the deep wellspring of Yemeni pride and fierce
[00:12:06] rejection of foreign dictates.
[00:12:09] 2015 was not only the year the bombs began to
[00:12:12] fall, it was the year a quiet revolution began within
[00:12:16] Yemen, the birth of its military industrial
[00:12:19] capacity. Under the shadow of constant threat,
[00:12:23] under the weight of a crippling siege.
[00:12:55] everyone resorted to it in case of need in airports. In the bombing, we no longer
[00:12:59] had anything. We had to rely on ourselves, so the leader made
[00:13:03] a decision to rely on ourselves and our military
[00:13:06] infrastructure. Building began with heavy weapons, which are missile forces, so that
[00:13:10] we can always strike deep into the enemy. The weapons, if they are ground
[00:13:13] artillery, air force, and navy, carry out the mission of fire preparation
[00:13:17] to strike the enemy, but we had nothing. So the leader ordered
[00:13:21] attention to all military research. We had more
[00:13:24] than 5,000 scientific researches in the field of developing Yemeni weapons, especially air
[00:13:28] defenses, ballistic missiles, and navy.
[00:13:32] military academies be taken and be a matter of concern for the new military leadership,
[00:13:35] and all capabilities, all ministries,
[00:13:38] and all means
[00:13:41] military infrastructure. And this is what allowed the army
[00:13:44] to start a correct beginning. It began
[00:13:47] with drones, firstly with existing ballistic missiles, which are Scud,
[00:13:51] Tochka, Luna. These missiles came
[00:13:54] from Russia, and their use began in striking medium ranges at
[00:13:58] 350-700 at the minimum, and these
[00:14:01] almost covered the internal front or the borders with the Saudi
[00:14:04] enemy in Najran, Jizan, and Asir. And development began. The enemy was surprised
[00:14:08] that we possessed missiles that developed from 1 kilometer to 1200.
[00:14:11] Diversity in missile use began, and this was the
[00:14:15] surprise. Cloning Scud, the same version, began. Development from
[00:14:19] Scud to cruise and winged missiles, which were difficult
[00:14:21] to develop, began. Military industry began.
[00:14:34] This was strategy, not just reaction. A long-term
[00:14:38] vision taking shape amidst the chaos. From refining
[00:14:41] small arms to engineering sophisticated systems.
[00:14:45] Mortars gave way to ballistic missiles. Simple
[00:14:48] reconnaissance drones evolved into potent defensive
[00:14:51] platforms. Weapon after weapon emerged.
[00:15:04] Through diligent work and understanding the enemy, the people were able
[00:15:06] to take all measures,
[00:15:10] Quran, such as preparation. Prepare the people for confrontation,
[00:15:13] not to mention that continuous experiences and expertise
[00:15:18] enabled the people to
[00:15:21] their shortcomings. For example, we
[00:15:25] had a situation where, in the event of targeting some aircraft like the MQ-9
[00:15:29] and others, the enemy could
[00:15:32] track the platforms from which they were targeted.
[00:15:35] But with the continuation of the battle, the people reached
[00:15:39] a technology to launch, meaning, to shoot down these
[00:15:42] aircraft with greater capabilities. The arc of
[00:15:46] defined short-range missiles stretched to medium then long-
[00:15:49] range capabilities. The war, once confined to Yemen's
[00:15:53] borders, began striking
[00:15:57] the aggressive states.
[00:15:58] Riyadh.
[00:16:07] It had a great impact. The Saudi regime downplayed the missile strikes
[00:16:11] and said that they were just pipes and
[00:16:14] water hoses and
[00:16:17] filled with gunpowder falling at the beginning of
[00:16:20] Najran and the beginning of the borders, and the air defenses were receiving them, or
[00:16:24] the Saudi air force. But
[00:16:27] when the impact reached King Khalid Airport
[00:16:30] and Aramco and sensitive places and oil tanks
[00:16:34] in Abqaiq and Khurais, the delegate,
[00:16:37] Al-Mouallimi, cried out in the halls of the United Nations and said that
[00:16:41] we are using Iranian missiles, and therefore,
[00:16:44] the recent strikes on Jeddah's tanks and on reserve
[00:16:47] tanks had a great and final impact, and
[00:16:50] Saudi Arabia admitted the force, and there was a concealed
[00:16:54] media, and photography was forbidden for Saudis, even with
[00:16:57] mobile phones. July 7th,
[00:17:01] 2019,
[00:17:07] military exhibition, it signals not an end, but the
[00:17:11] beginning of a series of strategic
[00:17:13] surprises.
[00:17:16] The confines of the exhibition hall soon proved insufficient.
[00:17:20] The scale of Yemen's indigenous production demanded a grander
[00:17:23] stage. Open plazas where missiles stood as towering symbols
[00:17:27] of newfound
[00:17:28] strength.
[00:17:33] 2022, 2023, two
[00:17:36] monumental parades stunned observers. Yemen
[00:17:40] displayed a diverse and potent array of strategic deterrent
[00:17:43] weapons, a testament to years of clandestine
[00:17:46] development. Ballistic and winged missiles, attack and
[00:17:50] reconnaissance drones, evolving air defense systems, naval
[00:17:53] power projection, all crafted under
[00:17:56] siege. From the first harrowing days of
[00:18:00] bombardment to these displays of strategic might, a
[00:18:04] journey measured in years of hardship, innovation,
[00:18:07] unrelenting pressure. From a force struggling merely to
[00:18:11] survive, Yemen had cultivated one capable
[00:18:15] of asserting its
[00:18:16] will.
[00:18:22] November 2023. As the world watched and shuddered at the unfolding
[00:18:26] tragedy in Gaza, as condemnations rang
[00:18:29] hollow, a declaration of support arose from
[00:18:32] an unexpected quarter, from the southwestern edge of the Arabian
[00:18:36] Peninsula.
[00:18:44] Of course, the decision to stand by our brothers in
[00:18:47] Gaza is a leadership decision and also a
[00:18:51] popular decision, because the Yemeni people were
[00:18:54] eager to engage in this battle, and they are armed
[00:18:57] with this jihadi culture. This is one aspect. From another
[00:19:01] aspect, everyone knows the nature of the Yemeni
[00:19:04] people and that they are natural fighters, especially
[00:19:08] when it comes to their dignity
[00:19:11] and pride, and also the dignity and pride of
[00:19:14] their brothers. And this is what everyone
[00:19:19] the previous stages, that the sons of the Yemeni people were
[00:19:23] always moving to
[00:19:25] go to Palestine and to Lebanon and to
[00:19:29] Arab and Islamic countries
[00:19:33] to participate in any
[00:19:35] the occupation.
[00:19:39] The Yemeni Armed Forces initiated a two-point
[00:19:42] strategy: first, direct strikes against military and
[00:19:46] strategic targets within Israeli-occupied
[00:19:49] territory; second, disrupting Israeli-linked maritime
[00:19:52] traffic in the vital Red Sea
[00:19:56] corridor, effectively imposing a selective naval blockade
[00:19:59] in support of Yemen framed its military
[00:20:02] intervention not as rogue action, but as a principled
[00:20:06] stand and invoked principles of international law and
[00:20:09] collective self-defense in response to perceived crimes against
[00:20:13] humanity in Gaza, referencing statutes like Article 8 of the
[00:20:17] Rome Statute concerning war
[00:20:19] crimes.
[00:20:26] This was more than symbolic support. It marked Yemen's
[00:20:29] dramatic entrance onto the stage of global maritime
[00:20:32] security. By virtue of geography, and now
[00:20:35] demonstrated capability and political will, Sana'a
[00:20:38] asserted its role as a
[00:20:42] the world's most critical
[00:20:44] waterways.
[00:20:48] January 12th, 2024.
[00:20:50] The response from the West was swift. The United States
[00:20:54] and Britain launched coordinated military assaults against
[00:20:58] targets across Yemen, ostensibly to protect
[00:21:01] international shipping. Yet for Sana'a, this new phase of
[00:21:04] direct confrontation with Western powers paradoxically
[00:21:08] became a catalyst, accelerating the development and
[00:21:11] testing of its evolving military arsenal under combat
[00:21:15] conditions.
[00:21:20] Instead of being a threat, it turned into an opportunity to develop capabilities, and this is what
[00:21:24] actually happened through the Saudi-Emirati aggression against Yemen, or
[00:21:28] rather, the American-British aggression against Yemen,
[00:21:31] considering that in the first wave of attack, Yemeni capabilities
[00:21:37] challenges and obstacles regarding the capabilities of aircraft carriers or other warships.
[00:21:41] And that posed a great challenge,
[00:21:44] considering that the stage required effective and influential support in confronting
[00:21:48] those advanced warships.
[00:21:50] And here, the Yemeni experience, through accumulating experience and with the presence
[00:21:54] of will and with the presence of the
[00:21:58] something out of nothing, and thus we were able to break many barriers, and Yemeni capabilities
[00:22:02] developed within three months more than three
[00:22:05] times what they were during all the previous years of
[00:22:08] confrontation. This means that the Yemeni support operation
[00:22:12] and the confrontation with the Americans and British created an opportunity instead of being
[00:22:16] a threat. It created an opportunity to develop capabilities because it dealt with advanced capabilities.
[00:22:27] Hundreds of airstrikes rained down, inflicted
[00:22:31] by American, British, and Israeli air power. The
[00:22:34] human cost mounted, yet the
[00:22:37] operations in support of Palestine did not cease.
[00:22:41] Instead, they expanded. Yemen's
[00:22:44] target list broadened to include the very symbols of
[00:22:48] Western naval power. Aircraft carriers and their
[00:22:51] escorts now found themselves in the crosshairs.
[00:22:55] airs.
[00:22:58] June 2024. Amidst ongoing
[00:23:01] bombardment, the Yemeni forces unveiled another
[00:23:04] surprise: the "Thofan al-Mudam," the
[00:23:07] "Devastating Flood," a domestically produced unmanned
[00:23:11] attack boat, reportedly equipped with advanced technology
[00:23:15] and significant destructive power,
[00:23:18] designed specifically for maritime denial
[00:23:21] operations. The steady emergence of
[00:23:25] new, sophisticated Yemeni weaponry under direct
[00:23:29] Western military pressure sent shockwaves through
[00:23:32] Washington and its allies. Unable to halt
[00:23:35] the advancements and perhaps unwilling to
[00:23:38] acknowledge indigenous capability, the narrative
[00:23:41] shifted towards blaming external powers.
[00:23:45] Fingers pointed at Iran, Russia,
[00:23:48] and China.
[00:23:51] Behind closed doors, the question echoed: How to contain?
[00:23:55] How to degrade? How to break the Houthis? While Western
[00:23:58] strategists grappled for answers, Yemen's military
[00:24:01] engineers were preparing a surprise engineered to
[00:24:04] redefine the strategic
[00:24:06] landscape.
[00:24:10] September 16th, 2024,
[00:24:13] a date etched into the region's military history.
[00:24:17] Yemen unveils the Palestine 2, its
[00:24:20] first hypersonic missile. A weapon
[00:24:23] capable of breaching conventional defenses,
[00:24:26] developed and produced entirely domestically,
[00:24:30] making Yemen the first Arab nation to publicly
[00:24:34] declare such indigenous capability.
[00:24:38] With each new Yemeni advancement, the anxieties in Tel
[00:24:41] Aviv deepened, mirrored by growing frustration and
[00:24:44] strategic recalculations in Washington. The regional
[00:24:47] military equation was being forcefully rewritten.
[00:24:51] The Palestine missile wasn't just aimed at Israeli territory, it
[00:24:55] struck at the long-held myth of untouchable Western
[00:24:58] technological dominance. It redrew the map of deterrence,
[00:25:01] demonstrating power previously
[00:25:04] unimaginable, emanating from the besieged
[00:25:06] nation.
[00:25:13] The shock resonated. The Yemeni armed forces
[00:25:16] achieved another unprecedented feat, becoming the
[00:25:20] first organized military force to directly
[00:25:23] and repeatedly engage US aircraft carriers and
[00:25:27] their strike groups since World War II,
[00:25:30] challenging the aura of invincibility surrounding
[00:25:34] these behemoths of naval power. Added to this
[00:25:37] defiance was the downing of numerous advanced American
[00:25:41] MQ-9 Reaper drones, further
[00:25:43] puncturing the narrative of aerial
[00:25:46] supremacy.
[00:25:50] First, many agreements for MQ aircraft were canceled.
[00:25:53] More than 22 aircraft were shot down in
[00:25:57] the Al-Aqsa Flood operation. Consequently,
[00:26:00] many companies canceled their agreements.
[00:26:03] The F-18 aircraft, three aircraft were shot down, and consequently, the contracts concluded with
[00:26:07] other countries to buy certain types of aircraft are no longer valid. Many are now
[00:26:11] questioning American industries, saying they are failures and that
[00:26:14] Yemen was actually able to make a breakthrough in American industries.
[00:26:17] Aircraft carriers, America boasted about them
[00:26:20] for more than 100 years or almost 70 years, and it
[00:26:24] boasted about possessing these aircraft and these types of military capabilities.
[00:26:28] Yemen failed the theory
[00:26:31] that military manufacturing is only for America and superpowers and Russia.
[00:26:35] No, today Yemen has started to manufacture for itself and produce for itself, and we do not need
[00:26:38] another country. And this is what days have proven, and it has proven that we use weapons
[00:26:42] for ourselves.
[00:26:47] From the depths of suffering, resilience is born. From the
[00:26:50] heart of a nation targeted for subjugation arose a
[00:26:54] force that refused to yield, a voice that
[00:26:57] bowed to none and backed its defiance with
[00:27:00] ingenuity and fire.
[00:27:03] This is not merely a history of weaponry, it is the
[00:27:07] saga of a people who transformed siege into innovation,
[00:27:11] aggression into advancement. A nation that refused to be
[00:27:14] defined by its victimhood. In an era
[00:27:17] marked by compromise and deference to external powers,
[00:27:20] Yemen chose a different path, forging its own
[00:27:23] strength, its own terms. Not for parade,
[00:27:27] but for parity. Not for aggression, but to demand a
[00:27:30] place at the table, reshaping the equations of power in the region and
[00:27:34] the world. A stand against hegemony, striving for a
[00:27:38] future rooted in justice, echoing the timeless
[00:27:41] principle: Yemen, from zero to hypersonic.
[00:28:51] The bombs may have passed, but don't mistake that for
[00:28:54] peace. This week on The MidEast Stream, we uncover the dangerous
[00:28:58] illusion behind Washington's diplomacy as Donald Trump
[00:29:01] talks negotiation with Iran while reportedly preparing for even
[00:29:05] bigger military strikes. Is the Omani
[00:29:08] mediation buying peace or merely buying time before the
[00:29:12] next explosion? Then we shift south where Saudi Arabia's return
[00:29:16] to war against Yemen has ignited a new front with
[00:29:19] devastating consequences. From the burning Aramco complex
[00:29:23] in Jizan to mounting threats against one of the world's most
[00:29:27] vital shipping lanes, we'll examine how
[00:29:30] one reckless decision could turn an already fragile global
[00:29:34] economy into a full-scale
[00:29:36] maritime crisis. The road to wider war this
[00:29:40] week on The MidEast Stream.
[00:30:10] This hour's top headlines: The Yemeni armed forces say they have
[00:30:14] carried out strikes on Saudi-backed troops in the Maraba
[00:30:17] province of
[00:30:18] Yemen.
[00:30:23] Yemen's foreign ministry says no coalition can deny the
[00:30:27] Yemeni people their legitimate rights following a Saudi Turkish
[00:30:30] Pakistani Defense Pact. signed in
[00:30:33] Mecca,
[00:30:36] and finally Iran's four ministry spokesperson has hit back at
[00:30:39] Trump's claim of taking Iran oil, saying before you claim
[00:30:43] the spoils of war, you have to win the war,
[00:30:59] hello and...