{"id":69605,"date":"2026-10-14T14:21:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=69605"},"modified":"2026-10-14T14:21:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:21:48","slug":"opinion-dawn-of-yemen-the-battle-to-restore-the-state-and-confront-the-iranian-project-by-abdullah-abdul-karim-al-duais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/opinion-dawn-of-yemen-the-battle-to-restore-the-state-and-confront-the-iranian-project-by-abdullah-abdul-karim-al-duais\/","title":{"rendered":"OPINION : “Dawn of Yemen\u201d – The Battle to Restore the State and Confront the Iranian Project | by Abdullah Abdul Karim Al-Duais"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"Military support alone is not enough: What we need most to achieve a decisive victory over the Houthis<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Fighting in Military Region Six, Al-Jawf Governorate \u2014 Yemeni government forces.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Abdullah Abdul Karim Al-Duais<\/strong><\/em> is Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to the Republic of Lebanon and the Republic of Cyprus<\/p>\n

\"\"The \u201cDawn of Yemen\u201d battle is no longer merely a military operation to retake geographical positions from the Houthi militia. Rather, it represents a strategic shift in the course of the confrontation aimed at restoring Yemen\u2019s state institutions, ending the coup, and curbing Iranian influence, which has turned Yemen into a platform for regional threats and coercion. Iran has exploited Yemen\u2019s geographical position overlooking the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, one of the world\u2019s most important maritime corridors for international trade and energy supplies.<\/p>\n

From this perspective, the battle\u2019s significance extends beyond Yemen\u2019s domestic affairs to encompass regional security, stability, and freedom of international navigation. This is particularly important amid escalating tensions that have made Bab al-Mandab a strategically significant extension of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

The operation began within the framework of a Yemeni-Saudi partnership intended to change the balance on the ground, halt Houthi expansion along the western coast, and restore the military initiative.<\/p>\n

However, a decisive victory cannot be achieved through military operations alone. It requires continued support for the Yemeni-Saudi coalition, coordinated defensive and naval efforts, humanitarian and economic assistance, and stronger institutions of the legitimate state.<\/p>\n

Air support from the coalition led by Saudi Arabia helped create the conditions for government forces and allied formations to advance along multiple fronts. According to information reported about the operation, approximately 100 fighter jets participated in providing round-the-clock air cover across the various fronts. The air campaign also targeted positions the Houthis had used to consolidate their control and threaten strategically important areas.<\/p>\n

In the early stages of the operation, the Giants Brigades, the Nation\u2019s Shield Forces, and the Tihama Brigades managed to retake Dhubab and strategic positions within the Bab al-Mandab Strait itself. They also cleared areas of mines planted by the militia and advanced across extensive parts of Al-Wazi\u2019iyah District and the Khabub highlands.<\/p>\n

The significance of these gains is not limited to their immediate military value. They also involve reclaiming positions that control movement and supply routes and provide oversight of the maritime corridor, thereby limiting the Houthis\u2019 ability to exploit Yemen\u2019s geography as a means of exerting pressure on behalf of Tehran.<\/p>\n

Losing positions overlooking Bab al-Mandab would narrow the scope for Iranian influence to use Yemen\u2019s coastline to threaten maritime traffic and disrupt regional and international security calculations.<\/p>\n

In this context, reports concerning Iran\u2019s direct role in directing Houthi operations along the western coast are particularly significant. Reuters reported on September 10, citing Yemeni military sources, that commanders from Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its Quds Force were playing a role in directing Iranian efforts associated with the western coastal front.<\/p>\n

This information raises fundamental questions about the nature of Iranian oversight of these operations and the extent to which Houthi movements are connected to regional calculations that go beyond Yemen itself.<\/p>\n

It also reinforces the need to address the Houthi threat as part of a broader system that uses missiles, drones, and coastal positions to advance Iran\u2019s strategic objectives.<\/p>\n

Dr Afrah Al-Zouba, FM Yemen ; ” Restoring the State is the Foundation of Lasting Peace, Regional Security, Inernational Maritime Safety “<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n