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00:00:21harmful to Yemen
00:00:41use it also in
00:00:43negotiations and also overcome side has some
00:00:45interests and attack
00:00:47American interests in
00:01:06Yemen and the region. All
00:01:10there an Iranian army in
00:01:13Distribution of a number of materials, aerial
00:01:17aid to enter, whether by sea or by that contain a number of values
00:01:24Iran wants to alleviate this armed forces and bags, as well as the distribution of some materials that
00:01:27concern the displaced. Of course, today we are in one of
00:01:30the camps for the displaced
00:01:33destruction. I mean, it cannot. It does who were displaced from some areas of conflict, such as Hodeidah,
00:01:37Mocha, and some other areas. This
00:01:41a naval capability to sail in support comes from our brothers in King Salman Center and is implemented by the Human Access Association.
00:01:44All these efforts come
00:01:48under the patronage of His Excellency Governor Mokhtar
00:01:51Al-Rabash.
00:01:52now? From where? And who We,
00:01:54is mediating? And who in the local authority,
00:01:57factions do not are always ready to receive all displaced people who have been displaced from conflict
00:02:01areas. The local authority pays great attention
00:02:04to these displaced people
00:02:06other factors that help the Houthis to because they were displaced from their lands and left
00:02:09their homes. Therefore, we have a humanitarian duty towards
00:02:12them, and we hope that they will find comfort
00:02:16and great attention from the local authority in the governorate.
00:02:23Zionist. No that escalation affect Thank you to the supporters, thank you to King Salman Center, thank you to our brothers in the Human
00:02:26Zionism is behind Access Association, and we wish everyone success. Peace be upon you.
00:02:52for those who are fooled, the truth is
00:02:55divergence.
00:03:04those who want to control. It was
00:03:17for Bab al-Mandab to become a card in that will affect
00:03:18Israel does not
00:03:25to disrupt navigation or close this interruption,
00:03:34100%. Whoever doesn't believe and Israel? 100%
00:03:42respecting this displaced
00:03:43million 900 Bab al-Mandab. The closure of
00:04:02but they cannot
00:04:14that has legitimacy
00:04:16or Iranian power,
00:04:55a state supervising
00:05:05and Europe fears that
00:07:15Bab al-Mandab is a strategic maritime passage and a main artery
00:07:19for global trade, connecting the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and affecting
00:07:23energy security and the movement of supplies between East
00:07:26and West. Today, this passage returns to the circle
00:07:30of danger with escalating tensions between the United States
00:07:33and Iran, and the movements of the Houthi militia on the western coast,
00:07:36amidst information about the presence of Iranian experts
00:07:40and movements to establish radar
00:07:43and military sites in Bab al-Mandab. International
00:07:46reports and analyses indicate that these movements may
00:07:50enhance the ability of the Houthi terrorist militia to monitor
00:07:53ship movement and threaten navigation at a time
00:07:57when ships and tankers have begun
00:07:59to avoid passing through the region due to rising security risks.
00:08:03The issue, then, is no longer merely a confrontation within
00:08:06Yemen, as the potential danger will extend to the Red
00:08:10Sea and to the Suez Canal, to the movement
00:08:13of trade and energy between Asia and Europe. If Bab al-Mandab is closed
00:08:16or the movement of ships
00:08:19through it becomes hostage to threats and blackmail, then the consequences
00:08:22will not be limited to Yemen alone.
00:08:26The bigger question is what it means
00:08:29the Iranian-American conflict, and what
00:08:32will happen if threats turn into an actual attempt
00:08:38vital passage? The repercussions will not
00:08:40stop at the Red Sea.
00:08:42Rather, they may extend to global trade, shipping and insurance
00:08:45prices, and supply chains and energy.
00:08:49If the security of Bab al-Mandab is an international interest, then is it
00:08:53not time to deal with the security of the Yemeni coast and its maritime passages
00:08:57as part of the security of the region and the world?
00:09:00And can Bab al-Mandab be secured in the long term without
00:09:03addressing the root of the problem, which is the presence of an armed
00:09:07terrorist militia that possesses weapons outside the state's
00:09:10institutions? In this special coverage, dear viewers,
00:09:14we examine the movements of the Houthi militia in the vicinity of Bab
00:09:17al-Mandab, the Iranian role, the risks of threatening international navigation,
00:09:21and what the security of this passage
00:09:24means for the world, and why restoring the state
00:09:27and its legitimate institutions and its ability to protect its coasts
00:09:31and territorial waters remains an essential part
00:09:34of the Red Sea security equation. So, welcome
00:09:38to you.
00:09:50Bab al-Mandab is no longer just a card in the Yemeni
00:09:53conflict, but has become central to regional calculations
00:09:57that extend beyond Yemen's borders, with the escalation of Houthi
00:10:01movements on the western coast, and in light of the expanding
00:10:04circle of confrontation between the United States and Iran, control
00:10:08over Bab al-Mandab appears to be a pressure card that
00:10:11can be used to serve Tehran's
00:10:14objectives and threaten
00:10:17international trade and energy lines. The Houthi movement coincides with
00:10:20a widespread escalation in the American- Iranian
00:10:23confrontation, which opens the door to using regional
00:10:27proxies as pressure tools in multiple
00:10:30arenas. With the continued tension in the Strait
00:10:34of Hormuz, the strategic importance of Bab
00:10:37al-Mandab increases, which makes any Houthi threat
00:10:41to navigation part of a broader
00:10:44regional scene. Experts affiliated with the Iranian
00:10:47Revolutionary Guard have arrived in areas near Bab
00:10:51al-Mandab as part of what is said to be military
00:10:55technical support for the Houthis
00:10:58to deploy radars in the region to gain
00:11:01greater ability to monitor navigation.
00:11:04This will give the Houthis the ability to identify
00:11:08targets and track ships,
00:11:12and thus the terrorist acts of the Houthi militia against
00:11:16global trade and international and regional security will increase,
00:11:19raising transportation costs and turning Bab al-Mandab into a zone
00:11:23of continuous threat and widespread
00:11:26disruption, which will have repercussions beyond
00:11:31of this necessitates that the international community take
00:11:34swift and effective measures
00:11:37to secure the region and protect international
00:11:40navigation lines, and support the legitimate government and the Yemeni
00:11:45in a way that enables them to play their role in protecting regional
00:11:49and international security and ensuring freedom of navigation
00:11:52in one of the most important maritime passages in the world. And again,
00:12:10I welcome you, dear viewers, to this special coverage, and directly
00:12:13to the topic, we will discuss the Houthi preparing to close Bab
00:12:16al-Mandab to serve the Iranian agenda. And joining me now
00:12:20via Zoom is Professor Hassan Maghles, writer
00:12:23and political analyst. Welcome, Professor Hassan, to Yemen TV.
00:12:27Hello, Professor Emad, and all the viewers. Hello,
00:12:31Emad. And I also welcome Professor Hassan,
00:12:34and I will start with you. Perhaps you are following
00:12:37the escalating rhetoric between Washington
00:12:39and Tehran,
00:12:42and to what extent can
00:12:45Yemen in light of the current situation,
00:12:48specifically on Bab al-Mandab?
00:12:52In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Greetings to you, Professor Emad, and all the brothers.
00:12:56By God, the people of the channel, the marathon
00:12:58negotiations between Iran
00:13:02and the United States of America
00:13:05have been prolonged, and perhaps they could have been settled, but it seems
00:13:09that the prolongation is an objective in itself.
00:13:12The prolongation of this dialogue, and to
00:13:15some extent, there is harmony, and sometimes there is
00:13:20I mean, you don't know if the United States of America
00:13:23is serious about ending the issue in the Strait of Hormuz, or if
00:13:27the United States of America itself has objectives in the region as a whole,
00:13:31including Yemen. I mean, we know
00:13:34that there was support provided to the Houthi militias
00:13:38more than once, political support, moral support, and even logistical
00:13:42support provided by
00:13:46countries that are considered sponsors of dialogues
00:13:49and also interfere in the region and in the area.
00:13:53European countries and even the United Nations, their last speech always
00:13:57drags them to
00:14:00the negotiating table at victory.
00:14:03All of these
00:14:05let us put a thousand
00:14:08questions. The negotiations between Iran
00:14:12and the United States of America, or the conflict between them,
00:14:15does it have a limit, or is it extended based
00:14:19on the indicators of Bab al-Mandab?
00:14:23I mean, today, Bab al-Mandab is an indicator,
00:14:27control it in the end, because
00:14:31the difference between Bab al-Mandab and the Strait of Hormuz is that the Strait
00:14:34of Hormuz is supervised by the rogue state, a state
00:14:39to remain. Iran.
00:14:41With us, Bab al-Mandab, no, the legitimate
00:14:44state is the one that defends Bab al-Mandab,
00:14:47and the rogue gang supported by Iran is the one that wants to disrupt it.
00:14:51And there is a difference. I mean, there is no legitimacy for those who want to
00:14:55close Bab al-Mandab, and they are treated as
00:14:58such, as a rogue gang that possesses some
00:15:02somewhat advanced weapons due to smuggling and due to the cooperation
00:15:06of some major countries, even to keep these weapons with the Houthi
00:15:09pawn, right? This rogue
00:15:12gang that is present and wants to close Bab al-Mandab cannot. If
00:15:16Iran can negotiate as
00:15:20the gate for a long time, on the Strait of Hormuz,
00:15:23it and the Sultanate of Oman. But the Houthis are not recognized,
00:15:27and no one knows them, and they cannot be dealt with
00:15:31as a gang. I mean, it is said
00:15:34that this gang can be dealt with, and even some agencies
00:15:38or it occupied some areas,
00:15:41but in the end, it remains a gang whose fate is
00:15:44that the entire people are now revolting against it, and it will never
00:15:48win. This is the difference. I mean, please.
00:15:52Yes, Professor Hassan, this rogue
00:15:55gang and these Houthi militias that
00:15:58possess weapons outside the state's institutions, I mean, in light of
00:16:02the marathon you mentioned
00:16:04and the negotiations between Washington
00:16:06and Tehran, from your point of view, Professor Hassan, can
00:16:10Iran use this rogue militia
00:16:13as a pressure card
00:16:16to
00:16:24the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab as well, as well as against America's
00:16:28allies? To clearly
00:16:32understand the scene, after Iran entered the quagmire of this
00:16:35war, does it possess maritime
00:16:39capabilities to deliver
00:16:42aid or air aid to
00:16:45the Houthis, or is it old aid? The problem is that
00:16:49until now, who is allowing
00:16:54air? How many planes enter into Sana'a,
00:16:58civilian planes? What do they enter? They are planes in the name of the United Nations,
00:17:01in the name of so-and-so. Experts enter through these means. Unfortunately,
00:17:05it cannot enter. Iran is also in a state of
00:17:10not currently possess the ability to
00:17:14supply the Houthis. There are no borders between them, and it does not have
00:17:19the seas because it is still battered, as
00:17:22the Americans say. They say they no longer have frigates or anything. So how
00:17:26does aid reach the Houthis
00:17:31is essentially facilitating matters for the Houthis? Five planes
00:17:35enter Sana'a in one week. What do these planes do? Here
00:17:38we find that there is the name Iran, and there are
00:17:44survive. I mean, they are really present, and they may be an
00:17:48Arab country, I mean, it really helps
00:17:51the Houthis, and it was hinted at by al-Manan
00:17:53and also international cooperation is
00:17:56present to maintain even
00:18:00one should be surprised that
00:18:04these Houthis because there is a common interest, especially since
00:18:07the Houthis declared that they will not intercept American ships,
00:18:10and by that, they mean Zionist ships, even. I mean, he is just
00:18:14trying to lie to his friends only. He targets Saudi ships.
00:18:17I mean, this is the big lie, and he is
00:18:21closely related to "Death to America" and "Death
00:18:24to Israel." This is for simple people, but
00:18:30that America has been managing the Houthis for a long time,
00:18:33and now there is an obstacle to eliminating the Houthis by
00:18:36these, otherwise the Houthis are not stronger than the people, a large
00:18:40people, a million people, right? They are not stronger than the people, and
00:18:44they can be defeated. It happened more than once. It
00:18:48happened more than once, and we are dragged into negotiations. Why are negotiations
00:18:51dragged? This military equation. The Houthis are not
00:18:54strong. The Houthis have international supporters
00:18:57and pull our strength to
00:19:01the negotiating tables. We do not want negotiations anymore. The Houthis
00:19:05either surrender their weapons or
00:19:08fight. Otherwise, any talk about peace, no peace, this is prolonging
00:19:12the Houthi's life and not respecting
00:19:14the Yemeni blood that is shed and not
00:19:19Yemeni people. Please. Yes, the Houthis
00:19:22have not left any opportunity for peace, Professor
00:19:25Hassan. Please stay with me, Professor Hassan. Let me include Dr. Ali
00:19:29Al-Khawlani, who is the head of the Independent Yemeni Center
00:19:33for Strategic Studies. Welcome, Doctor, to Yemen TV.
00:19:36Welcome. Hello. Doctor, perhaps you are also following
00:19:40the negotiations and the escalation of rhetoric
00:19:44between Iran and the United
00:19:47States. Your reading of this escalation, and does
00:19:50what is happening currently between them open
00:19:54the door to re-using Yemeni geography,
00:19:58specifically Bab al-Mandab,
00:20:01I mean, in a broader regional
00:20:03conflict? Of course, the
00:20:08debate and bickering
00:20:10sometimes with statements or
00:20:13with military strikes, especially
00:20:17after the truce,
00:20:21I wouldn't say truce, but
00:20:22a ceasefire
00:20:25for almost a month, the statements
00:20:29and maneuvers
00:20:31have resumed with statements and limited strikes
00:20:35between the United States of America
00:20:38and Iran. And of course,
00:20:41I believe that it will escalate
00:20:44because the United States of America is betting
00:20:47that it wants to strike
00:20:51Iran effectively in any
00:20:54upcoming negotiations,
00:20:56whether that is through economic
00:21:00impact or by siege or by limited
00:21:03strikes. And Iran is also betting
00:21:06that the United States of America may
00:21:10concede in the end because America
00:21:13also was affected,
00:21:15and the precise munitions
00:21:20have become depleted significantly,
00:21:23and there are midterm elections in the United
00:21:27States of America. So each
00:21:30pressures and each side is also betting on
00:21:34certain scenarios that it may achieve
00:21:37some gains over time.
00:21:41But of course, Iran is
00:21:44betting on it. It faces great pressure,
00:21:47and the cohesion of the institution
00:21:51that governs it may collapse overnight
00:21:54because there is popular pressure. We know today
00:21:57that the rial,
00:21:59the Iranian rial, has become almost one million
00:22:02and eight thousand.
00:22:05I mean, one dollar equals one million and eighty thousand
00:22:07Iranian rials.
00:22:10And of course,
00:22:14pressure, and the pressure, or the societal pressure
00:22:17due to the economic siege, and
00:22:20the pressure from some factions hostile to the Iranian
00:22:23regime, it will try of course to
00:22:27open new fronts, and the new front it wants to
00:22:30open is igniting the Strait
00:22:34of Bab al-Mandab through using
00:22:37its strongest arm today. And I say strongest because there has been
00:22:41a significant impact on Hezbollah in
00:22:44Lebanon, and also the Shiite
00:22:47reach the capability of the Houthis. Therefore, the Houthis
00:22:50today have become the primary card that
00:22:53Iran uses to strengthen
00:22:57its negotiating position,
00:22:59and they are pushing the Houthi
00:23:02militias to control
00:23:05Bab al-Mandab,
00:23:09which is what the Houthi militias have done, so that
00:23:12there is an impact on the course of international
00:23:15navigation and the flow of fuels and oil
00:23:18to This is an important point, Doctor.
00:23:22I mean, Iran uses many pressure
00:23:26tools, but the most prominent of them is the Houthi
00:23:28militia in Bab al-Mandab. I mean, why does Bab al-Mandab represent
00:23:32a strategic card or a strategic pressure card different
00:23:35from the rest of the pressure tools that
00:23:38Tehran possesses? My dear
00:23:41brother, first of all,
00:23:44Iran is now using the war of the straits
00:23:47and the choke points, whether it is
00:23:51the Strait of Hormuz or now the Strait of Bab al-Mandab. I mean, when
00:23:54these two straits are closed
00:23:57or security and stability
00:24:00in these two areas are disrupted,
00:24:04the global economy significantly.
00:24:07And we saw today that
00:24:10the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil reached
00:24:13103 and a few days ago it reached
00:24:17105 dollars. I mean, I mean, before,
00:24:21there was almost
00:24:24I mean, 21 million
00:24:27barrels passed through the Strait of Hormuz. Today,
00:24:304
00:24:33thousand also pass through this strait.
00:24:36Today, Bab al-Mandab is crossed by
00:24:407 million barrels in
00:24:43an attempt to reduce the pressure
00:24:47produced by the Strait of Hormuz. But when
00:24:50Bab al-Mandab is closed by military operations carried out by
00:24:54the Houthis, it will certainly plunge the world into a terrible
00:24:58economic crisis due to the decrease in fuels.
00:25:02And here I want to emphasize that
00:25:05even the Houthis, or the Houthi
00:25:08terrorist militias, said that they would not target
00:25:12maritime navigation
00:25:15and would not target American or
00:25:19Zionist ships, but they excluded one
00:25:22country, which is Saudi Arabia. And we know
00:25:25the importance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
00:25:27in
00:25:30the global fuel situation and how it really
00:25:34affects the global energy market. And we saw
00:25:37how when the East-West
00:25:40oil pipeline, which transports approximately
00:25:435 million barrels
00:25:46to the Yanbu
00:25:49port, was targeted, how
00:25:51supplies were affected,
00:25:55oil will not reach it. Also, all these
00:25:58events affected the Suez Canal,
00:26:01and we saw the Egyptian
00:26:04Foreign Minister say that we
00:26:07were affected by or our losses reached
00:26:1111 billion dollars, and this
00:26:14is a disaster. So the continued
00:26:17presence of the Houthi militia in Bab
00:26:20al-Mandab and its continued expansion will not be
00:26:24only, but also to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
00:26:27and to the Gulf and to international peace and security
00:26:31in general. Yes. Well, let me go back to Professor Hassan
00:26:35Maghles. Professor Hassan, you probably heard Dr. Ali
00:26:38Al-Khawlani talking about the importance of Bab al-Mandab and how
00:26:41Iran uses it as a pressure card.
00:26:44And as it is said, if Iran
00:26:47controlled Bab al-Mandab, it would not need nuclear
00:26:50weapons. Doctor, what makes Bab
00:26:53al-Mandab specifically a valuable card in Iranian
00:26:57calculations compared to the rest of the calculations that
00:27:01Tehran is moving in? Greetings to Dr. Ali Al-Khawlani
00:27:04first. First of all,
00:27:08I want to ask a question: Is
00:27:13Yemen, an army in the name of Iran?
00:27:15I mean, Iranian citizens owning an army
00:27:19that is present so that Iran can take over Bab al-Mandab?
00:27:22These are big names. Iran
00:27:25is morally Iran. If it sends
00:27:2910 experts, what does that mean for 40 million Yemenis? I mean, it is
00:27:33a gang. This gang is said to be taking over Bab al-Mandab.
00:27:36It is enough for it. It has no legal or international
00:27:40right, and it is not qualified to take over in the Strait of Hormuz.
00:27:43It has this right. This is the expansionist policy of Iran, Professor
00:27:47Hassan. I will clarify so that we do not
00:27:50scare ourselves that Iran is the only one who wants Bab al-Mandab. No,
00:27:54Iran is the name. There are others who want to disrupt
00:27:57other than Iran as well.
00:28:00Iran is interfering in all four Arab
00:28:04capitals and others as well, but interference in other countries is different
00:28:07from our interference in our country. For us as Yemen, there are no
00:28:11direct borders with it, like Iraq
00:28:14and even what was in Syria and Lebanon, a direct line.
00:28:17But we are across the sea, or there are
00:28:21some who help it in some land areas.
00:28:24But let us not scare ourselves too much that Iran will not
00:28:27be able to control Bab al-Mandab unless there is international
00:28:31assistance. This is the truth from international assistance.
00:28:35What are you referring to, Professor Hassan? I am referring to
00:28:37the international and UN
00:28:40laxity towards the Houthis, which
00:28:44qualifies the Houthis for Bab al-Mandab, not
00:28:48Iran. Iran is the scapegoat. But does Iran
00:28:51have frigates to send to Yemen? It cannot. Does it have
00:28:55an army that can invade Yemen? It cannot. 10 experts, 20 experts, what does this
00:28:58mean? But the truth is that
00:29:01there is the name Iran, but there are
00:29:06said one day that from Mokha to other countries outside
00:29:09the country, global Zionism probably wants this Bab al-Mandab. Who
00:29:13said that Israel does not have its eyes on
00:29:16Mayun and on Bab al-Mandab? Who said that
00:29:21look at this strait since long ago? Does it want to say, Professor
00:29:24Hassan, with apologies for the
00:29:27do you want to say that there are
00:29:30behind-the-scenes agreements between Iran
00:29:36it doesn't have foresight.
00:29:40Israel wants
00:29:43Bab al-Mandab serves Israel primarily.
00:29:47What does Israel want? First, to destabilize the Red Sea,
00:29:50destabilize global trade. It receives everything it wants from the Mediterranean Sea.
00:29:54The Red Sea doesn't mean much to it, for your information.
00:29:58Commercially, it has the narrow Gulf of Aqaba,
00:30:01the port of Aqaba. It's a small thing, but its trade is there.
00:30:05That's why we always say Iran
00:30:08wants to close Bab al-Mandab. Can it? We ask the
00:30:12question. These militias serve the Iranian
00:30:14agenda
00:30:18but Iran does not have an army in the Strait of Hormuz, and it
00:30:22still uses
00:30:25long-range bazookas to target ships. It doesn't even have military
00:30:28power to control ships. It doesn't have it after America dealt it the final
00:30:31blow. It said we hit the navy and air force. So how
00:30:35does Iran enter Yemen and take over Bab al-Mandab?
00:30:38The issue is the Iranian designation. Iranian experts
00:30:41can provide this to you normally, and through UN planes, through so-and-so,
00:30:45because one day no one asked how the late Hassan Eyrlou entered
00:30:48Sana'a and was an ambassador. Who brought him in? By what plane
00:30:52did he enter? This question is always unanswered, and so do experts now,
00:30:55and so does aid enter the hands of Houthi
00:30:59gangs.