The Yemeni Armed Forces have not yet entered the decisive phase of their confrontation with Saudi Arabia, a senior Ansar Allah official has warned, saying a full-scale Yemeni escalation “could bring down the Saudi regime.”
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Al Mayadeen on Thursday, Hizam al-Asad, a member of Ansar Allah’s political bureau, said Yemeni military operations have already produced far-reaching repercussions for Riyadh — even though Sanaa has held back the bulk of its capabilities.
The Saudi state structure, he said, is “fragile and built on an oil well,” adding that “all the leaders and officers managing the aggression against Yemen hold Saudi nationality.”
Al-Asad pointed to the Yemeni Armed Forces’ decisive victories in the battles along the western coast and in Taiz, which he said have placed significant pressure on Riyadh and Washington alike. Saudi defiance, he noted, has come at a considerable cost.
“We did not initiate the aggression,” he stressed, underlining that the Yemeni people’s position remains one of defence. He described Yemen’s military manufacturing drive as a “strategic, long-term, and daily” undertaking.
Missiles strike Riyadh airport, drone hits Yanbu pipeline station
The warning came as the Yemeni Armed Forces announced a new wave of operations deep inside Saudi territory.
YAF spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree said King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was targeted with three cruise missiles, declaring that the operation successfully achieved its objectives.
In a separate statement, Saree announced that a drone struck Pumping Station No. 11 in the Yanbu area — part of the kingdom’s East-West oil pipeline network — saying that the operation also achieved its objective. Al Mayadeen reported a fire broke out following the strike on the pipeline facility. Yemeni forces additionally announced operations against Saudi military buildups on several fronts.
The Yemeni military also denied Riyadh’s claims that missiles had been intercepted over Mecca.
A legitimate response to ongoing aggression
According to Al Mayadeen, Saudi Arabia continues to carry out airstrikes targeting civilian facilities, residential homes, and essential infrastructure across Yemen’s provinces. The Yemeni Armed Forces maintain that their operations against Saudi airports and vital facilities constitute a legitimate response to that aggression, while they continue to confront Riyadh-backed military mobilisations along the fronts.
Al-Asad’s remarks send a clear signal to Riyadh and its backers: the pressure already felt from Yemeni operations represents only a fraction of what Sanaa says it can bring to bear — and any further Saudi escalation risks consequences for a kingdom whose power, in his words, rests on a single oil well.
Reference: Al-Mayadeen