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Yemen's Presidential Council Approves New Measures to Deter Houthis
(MENAFN) Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council on Tuesday signed off on additional "deterrence" measures targeting the Houthis, reaffirming its commitment to restoring state institutions and dismantling the group's grip on the country, the official news agency reported.
Council members convened in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, for a full meeting that examined military, security and economic developments alongside the government's strategic options for responding to ongoing Houthi escalation, according to Saba. The discussions were framed around efforts to restore state authority and reverse what the council termed the Houthis' "coup."
The Aden-based government, the council said, "continues efforts to restore state institutions, extend its authority across the country, and end the humanitarian suffering caused by the Iran-backed Houthi group."
Yemen's armed forces and other military units, it added, "are ready to carry out their constitutional duties, seize the initiative, and increase the cost of Houthi escalation by targeting the group's leadership, capabilities and sources of funding."
Council members signed off on "further comprehensive deterrence measures" designed to end Houthi rule, alongside "necessary measures" to safeguard civilians, sovereign infrastructure and national interests. Those measures, according to the council, include preemptive strikes on threat sources, command-and-control hubs, and military assets being used against government forces, civilians and critical facilities.
Referencing recent battlefield gains, the council said "successful operations" by the armed forces had delivered a clear message: "the era of cities being overrun and civilians and national facilities being targeted without consequences is over." It cautioned that any further escalation would bring direct consequences for those responsible.
Clashes between government forces and the Houthis flared up again in early July across multiple regions, including Marib in central Yemen, Al-Jawf in the north, and Al-Dhale and Taiz in the southwest.
The renewed fighting breaks a relative calm that had held since 2022, following years of war between government forces and the Houthis, who took control of large swaths of Yemen — including the capital, Sanaa — back in 2014.
A Saudi-led coalition backs Yemen's Aden-based government and its military, while Iran is widely accused of backing the Houthis, who declared a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia in July.
Council members convened in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, for a full meeting that examined military, security and economic developments alongside the government's strategic options for responding to ongoing Houthi escalation, according to Saba. The discussions were framed around efforts to restore state authority and reverse what the council termed the Houthis' "coup."
The Aden-based government, the council said, "continues efforts to restore state institutions, extend its authority across the country, and end the humanitarian suffering caused by the Iran-backed Houthi group."
Yemen's armed forces and other military units, it added, "are ready to carry out their constitutional duties, seize the initiative, and increase the cost of Houthi escalation by targeting the group's leadership, capabilities and sources of funding."
Council members signed off on "further comprehensive deterrence measures" designed to end Houthi rule, alongside "necessary measures" to safeguard civilians, sovereign infrastructure and national interests. Those measures, according to the council, include preemptive strikes on threat sources, command-and-control hubs, and military assets being used against government forces, civilians and critical facilities.
Referencing recent battlefield gains, the council said "successful operations" by the armed forces had delivered a clear message: "the era of cities being overrun and civilians and national facilities being targeted without consequences is over." It cautioned that any further escalation would bring direct consequences for those responsible.
Clashes between government forces and the Houthis flared up again in early July across multiple regions, including Marib in central Yemen, Al-Jawf in the north, and Al-Dhale and Taiz in the southwest.
The renewed fighting breaks a relative calm that had held since 2022, following years of war between government forces and the Houthis, who took control of large swaths of Yemen — including the capital, Sanaa — back in 2014.
A Saudi-led coalition backs Yemen's Aden-based government and its military, while Iran is widely accused of backing the Houthis, who declared a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia in July.
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