Sana’a – In a striking convergence of diplomatic desperation and military failure, the Western-backed coalition against Yemen is crumbling under the weight of its own hypocrisy and the undeniable battlefield superiority of the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF).
As the European Parliament pushes a politically motivated resolution to blacklist the Ansarullah resistance movement, Western military analysts are simultaneously conceding that Saudi Arabia—despite decades of purchasing the world’s most advanced weaponry—remains utterly incapable of translating its financial wealth into actual military power.
European Double Standards and Political Cover for War Crimes
On Saturday, Yahya Ali Ahmed al-Raee, the speaker of the Yemeni House of Representatives, fiercely condemned the European Parliament’s latest push to designate Ansarullah as a “terrorist organisation.” Raee dismissed the EU resolution as a blatant display of double standards and a transparent political cover for the horrific war crimes perpetrated by the Saudi regime against the Yemeni nation.
“The European Parliament’s latest resolution is a clear sign of double standards and hypocrisy. It is an attempt to distort the position of the Sana’a-based Yemeni government, and blatantly ignores its repeated guarantees and commitment to international maritime security,” Raee stated.
Highlighting the West’s glaring moral bankruptcy, the Yemeni parliament speaker pointed out that the EU should instead be designating the Israeli entity as the true source of global terrorism, given its ongoing genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip. For over 12 years, the European legislative body has turned a blind eye to the murder, siege, and starvation inflicted upon the Yemeni people by a vicious Saudi-led blockade and US-backed aggression.
The EP resolution, which calls for dismantling Ansarullah’s funding channels, comes in direct response to the Sana’a administration’s legitimate naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, announced on July 20 in retaliation for the enduring, oppressive siege on Yemen.
Billions in Arms, Zero Results
While European politicians attempt to fight the Yemeni resistance with pens and sanctions, the reality on the battlefield tells a vastly different story. In a revealing op-ed for Bloomberg, British military historian Max Hastings laid bare the strategic impotence of the Saudi military machine.
Hastings notes that the gap between the Gulf states’ astronomical military expenditures and their actual operational capabilities has become impossible to ignore. Despite flooding the desert with US and British weaponry, Riyadh has failed to prevent YAF strikes that have repeatedly disrupted airports, damaged vital infrastructure, and paralysed the Saudi economy.
The core issue, according to the Western analyst, is not a shortage of weapons, but the Saudi regime’s structural inability to translate sophisticated arsenals into effective military operations. Much of the advanced equipment is left rusting or relies heavily on foreign contractors, such as BAE Systems personnel, to simply function.
The Rise of the Yemeni Armed Forces
The Bloomberg assessment directly attributes Saudi Arabia’s military paralysis to the exponential growth of the Yemeni Armed Forces. Since the 2022 truce, the YAF has utilised the time to absorb advances in missile and drone technology, refine operational planning, and build a highly confident fighting force.
Without relying on a conventional fighter-aircraft fleet, the YAF has sustained highly effective operations against Saudi targets, proving that Riyadh’s expensive air superiority is practically meaningless against the asymmetric warfare and indigenous military prowess of the Yemeni mujahideen.
Furthermore, the US Navy is reportedly facing mounting strain in the region, with officers estimating it could take a decade to recover from current attrition levels caused by the Yemeni naval blockade and operations in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
A Shifting Regional Paradigm
The combination of Yemen’s military resilience and the West’s diplomatic flailing has severe consequences for the US-Saudi alliance. Hastings predicts that Saudi Arabia’s economy will contract in 2026 as oil-sector activity declines and the kingdom’s ambitions to become a regional business and tourism hub are shattered by ongoing security disruptions.
As the European Parliament attempts to blacklist the very forces that have successfully defended Yemen’s sovereignty, the message from Sana’a remains clear. The Axis of Resistance cannot be legislated out of existence, and no amount of Western arms sales to Riyadh can reverse the tide of a nation that has turned the weapons of the oppressor into dust.
Reference: PressTv | Al-Mayadeen