Yemen Civil War News and Discussion.. an evolving situation

ResurgentIran2 · Dec 7, 2025

_Arabia_ said:
I was too quick when posting my message without actually writing what I wanted to write. My fault.

Here is what I wrote, which you did not quote and thus might have missed. Posting it again.

"If UAE is behind this, I am happy about this as this means that their project in Sudan (RSF) will be defeated and everywhere else in the region. They really don't want to make KSA into an enemy. If they truly do that, they will lose everything in the region and return to their size. Frankly speaking, given their overtones to the Zionist (whole Abraham nonsense), very negative role in Sudan and earlier Libya, as well as general foreign policy, KSA will have the support of most of the region.

Recente KSA-Qatar meetings (high level, between leadership, intelligence service and foreign ministers) several days in a row is not a coincidence.

And there are elements within the STC, leadership included, that are unfortunately, most likely, supported by the Zionists.

Personally I have no animosity towards the Emirati people, they are our brothers and sisters, but their foreign policy in the last 5-8 years, has been shocking to me on many fronts and it is time to call it out despite this being uncomfortable, as they were always, largely, a friendly state and neighbor and fellow GCC/Arab state. I don't want confrontation with any Arab state, if this can be avoided but their recent policies, as I wrote, are highly destructive for the region.

It is the same goal of fragmenting Arab nations that UAE has been supporting in Sudan, Libya and now Yemen."

No such thing from my part, just writing it as it is. UAE due to their limited geography (they do not border any country directly outside of KSA and Oman), tiny native/local/citizens population (just 1.3 million people), cannot challenge KSA long-term in Yemen or anywhere else for that matter. There is a limit to how many proxies you can successfully support across this large geography (Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Yemen etc.), what just money alone can do etc. I predict, and I have said it in other threads, that they will eventually learn it the hard way and be forced to revisit some of their policies. Exactly like Qatar was forced to do after the 2017 blockade.

As for Iran, frankly 46 years of distrust and often big political differences and proxy wars is not going to be solved overnight.

At the same time there is amble opportunity for cooperation in areas of the region where we seem to agree or can reach a consensus. Seems to be the case in Sudan for instance.

Trust building mechanism, step by step, need to take place for at least 5-10 years before this relationship can grow because there is too much "bad blood" since 1979, for it to suddenly completely change.

What is your view of this, not to derail this thread, maybe a separate thread need to be created? Sadly there are no Saudi Arabian users around on PDF anymore, other than me (from what I am aware of) but if there were more of us, maybe some kind of dialogue could take place. Seen it on Twitter and Reddit but those are much larger forums.

Trust building measures always help. I believe that Iranians and Saudis (people to people) harbor absolutely no ill wishes or bad feelings toward one another.
In fact, many Iranians view the Saudi leadership with a level of admiration as it pertains to their effort to modernize Saudi Arabia (economy, social issues etc).
Saudi Arabia have changed a lot in the last decades. Changes which I wish to take place in Iran.

You know, I was hanging with some Saudi and Iranian friends the other week. A Saudi dude was joking Saudi Arabia beats Iran because they are so much richer (he said it in a joking manner).
All of us just laughed and joked back "indeed you are richer, and May God grant you more riches" lmao

_Arabia_ · Dec 7, 2025

I was too quick when posting my message without actually writing what I wanted to write. My fault.

Here is what I wrote, which you did not quote and thus might have missed. Posting it again.

"If UAE is behind this, I am happy about this as this means that their project in Sudan (RSF) will be defeated and everywhere else in the region. They really don't want to make KSA into an enemy. If they truly do that, they will lose everything in the region and return to their size. Frankly speaking, given their overtones to the Zionist (whole Abraham nonsense), very negative role in Sudan and earlier Libya, as well as general foreign policy, KSA will have the support of most of the region.

Recente KSA-Qatar meetings (high level, between leadership, intelligence service and foreign ministers) several days in a row is not a coincidence.

And there are elements within the STC, leadership included, that are unfortunately, most likely, supported by the Zionists.

Personally I have no animosity towards the Emirati people, they are our brothers and sisters, but their foreign policy in the last 5-8 years, has been shocking to me on many fronts and it is time to call it out despite this being uncomfortable, as they were always, largely, a friendly state and neighbor and fellow GCC/Arab state. I don't want confrontation with any Arab state, if this can be avoided but their recent policies, as I wrote, are highly destructive for the region.

It is the same goal of fragmenting Arab nations that UAE has been supporting in Sudan, Libya and now Yemen."

ResurgentIran2 said:
No need for chestbeating and dickmeasuring contest. By your own accord, UAE is the new regional troublemaker (which I agree with).
What is to stop Iran and KSA working together to curb their malign and destructive influence?
I think KSA and Iran should bury some hatchets and recognize there are areas of mutual interest, concerns and cooperation.

No such thing from my part, just writing it as it is. UAE due to their limited geography (they do not border any country directly outside of KSA and Oman), tiny native/local/citizens population (just 1.3 million people), cannot challenge KSA long-term in Yemen or anywhere else for that matter. There is a limit to how many proxies you can successfully support across this large geography (Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Yemen etc.), what just money alone can do etc. I predict, and I have said it in other threads, that they will eventually learn it the hard way and be forced to revisit some of their policies. Exactly like Qatar was forced to do after the 2017 blockade.

As for Iran, frankly 46 years of distrust and often big political differences and proxy wars is not going to be solved overnight.

At the same time there is amble opportunity for cooperation in areas of the region where we seem to agree or can reach a consensus. Seems to be the case in Sudan for instance.

Trust building mechanism, step by step, need to take place for at least 5-10 years before this relationship can grow because there is too much "bad blood" since 1979, for it to suddenly completely change.

What is your view of this, not to derail this thread, maybe a separate thread need to be created? Sadly there are no Saudi Arabian users around on PDF anymore, other than me (from what I am aware of) but if there were more of us, maybe some kind of dialogue could take place. Seen it on Twitter and Reddit but those are much larger forums.

Anyway, as I wrote many times before, KSA is focused on internal development (giga and mega projects, tourism, industrial and technological development, military, economic, Asian Games, Asian Winter Games, EXPO, World Cup hosting, numerous international sporting and entertainment events, Makkah and Madinah expansion, trade, defusing regional conflicts - see Sudan, Libya, Palestine etc.). In other words, after Vision 2030 and the social, economic etc. reforms, foreign policies have changed a lot.

Also Israel is now seen as the biggest troublemaker from the perspective of KSA and most Arab states. Prince Turki bin Faisal said it just recently during the Doha Forum a few days ago.

But yes, KSA-Iran cooperation has a big potential indeed, never denied this, nor was I against it. Millenia old ties with Southern Iran, Arab-Iranian community, cultural, linguistic, religious, ancestral/DNA ties, neighbors, big economic potential and most Saudi Arabians and Iranians, when they interact, get along very well unlike what most outsiders would think. My problem was always with certain Iranian government policies in the Arab world. Which I believe that you are already well, aware of, lol. I like most Saudi Arabians, don't hate Iran or Iranians, unlike the many anti-Arab, anti-Muslim Iranians (who have likely never met any Saudi Arabians or Arabs in their lives), unless we are met with hostility but of course you have a minority of Saudi Arabians and Arabs who dislike Iranians for being Iranians but those people are very rare. Most Saudi Arabians have little knowledge or interaction with Iranians due to events since 1979 and mostly only in Makkah, Madinah or in UAE ironically. Or the West.

But I found it telling that the most viewed video by Mister Taster (probably the most famous Iranian Youtuber - food stuff) was his videos in KSA.

_Arabia_ · Dec 7, 2025

As for Yemen, I do not know if you remember this, but I tried to tell people years ago that the Yemeni Civil War was a new iteration of the North-South divide but hardly anyone listened to me back then and claimed that it was motivated by sect and what not nonsense (that hardly ever is of a big importance when it comes to geopolitics). It seems that the Yemenis, unfortunately, as I am personally a supporter of Arab integration rather than disintegration, cannot live with each other. Even the 1994 unification was forced upon the South. Simply put, they seem incapable of putting their differences aside. Which frankly this entire civil war is the cause of because the Houthis, former regime and anti-Houthi elements within Yemen, could, if they were intelligent and not applying a zero sum game which is unfortunately mostly the case in our part of the world for good and bad, reached a power sharing agreement which would have satisfied everyone around and prevented this senseless bloodshed.

Because believe it or not, it is not a good thing for KSA to border a 50 million big Yemen (soon 100 million big) unstable and largely failed country, which otherwise could become one of the powers of the region based on their ancient history, past accomplishments, size, strategic location and overall potential.

Same way Iran is not content when bordering a failed state like Taliban-ruled Afghanistan or that insane dictator in Turkmenistan etc. Or lawless Pakistani Baluchistan etc.

You are essentially, in the case of KSA, having a 2000 km long border with a nation, that has very little to offer as of today and with almost no mutually beneficial economic etc. relationship due to the state of Yemen.

Now, if further divisions occur aided by outside forces such as the UAE (who are looking for their own interests but so is everyone else as well frankly - geopolitics), it bonds bad for the prospect of Yemen remaining as 1 single state.

In this new reality everything of the past goes out of the window so to say and a new reality might emerge where even KSA and Houthis could burry the hatchet and start cooperating.

Ironically for KSA, if you look at it objectively, Yemen disintegrating, is not a bad thing as there is one less possible rival.

But ideally, as I have written 100's of times, Arabia (Arabian Peninsula) would reunify into a single powerful federal state which would solve most of the problems but I doubt there are any powers anywhere on the planet who would want that to be the case as it would be the 6th or 7th largest economy alone with a population approaching 150 million, by 2050, almost 250 million alone. That is an entirely different discussion altogether though and will eventually be solved by the people of Arabia in the future because I personally predict that circumstances in the world will force the region to unify into a federal state and this was already known 40-50 years ago when the GCC was created out of necessity. Anyway this is tied to Yemen as well because at the end of the day events in Yemen are due to the lack of a strong central state that can unify the country and propel it towards stability and development.

In the future, when locals will get wiser, more educated and leave aside old habits of tribal, clan, sect, South, North etc. divide alone, they will realize that they are stronger together.

Same thing can be said about the region as a whole, I predict that the Arab League will one day merge into a EU-like movement as well as regional cooperation expanding into a EU-like movement as well. This is the way the world is moving towards, greater connectivity between people and countries = more money to be made for everyone = more happy people. If humanity does not destroy itself beforehand that is.

ResurgentIran2 said:
Trust building measures always help. I believe that Iranians and Saudis (people to people) harbor absolutely no ill wishes or bad feelings toward one another.
In fact, many Iranians view the Saudi leadership with a level of admiration as it pertains to their effort to modernize Saudi Arabia (economy, social issues etc).
Saudi Arabia have changed a lot in the last decades. Changes which I wish to take place in Iran.

You know, I was hanging with some Saudi and Iranian friends the other week. A Saudi dude was joking Saudi Arabia beats Iran because they are so much richer (he said it in a joking manner).
All of us just laughed and joked back "indeed you are richer, and May God grant you more riches" lmao

Yes, based on my interactions with Iranians in person and from what I hear from many Saudi Arabians and Iranians (those that have interacted with each other), there seems to not be much dislike involved and in fact a shock of sharing much in common which frankly is not that surprising given history and geography. At the same time, I have to admit, that there are many absurd misconceptions that are mutually shared about the other party. Which is due to lack of interaction between peoples.

Oldenwisdom...قول بزرگ · Dec 7, 2025

The classic colonial playbook is to support the minority into power. And now two midgets of the region the zionists and the emiratis are fomenting chaos, destabilise the region in order to carve new niches and power centers.
Atomize the region and the smallest most organized will rule! Power vacuum is being widened and greater instability sowed to be milked later.

_Arabia_ · Dec 8, 2025

KSA and Qatar joining hands in both Libya and Sudan against UAE-sponsored separatist/terrorists (RSF):

Great to see. UAE needs to be dealt with in a permanent manner so they stop their idiotic and counterproductive pro-fragmentation in the Arab and Muslim world.

"Saudi-Qatari Movement:
A rare and highly distinctive journey: A C-130J military transport aircraft belonging to the Qatari Amiri Air Force (tail A7-MAK) departed Al Udeid Air Base this morning and made a brief stop in the Kingdom.Before continuing the flight to Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, western Libya."

STC-controlled areas of Yemen will collapse without KSA support.

"Urgent:The Emir of #Qatar departs for #Riyadh to chair the eighth meeting of the Qatari-Saudi Coordination Council in #SaudiArabia."

Vast majority of Yemen's wealth is concentrated in KSA-controlled/supported/official Yemeni government territory and in Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra provinces as I wrote before.

_Arabia_ · Dec 8, 2025

"Transitional accounts are lying and fabricating Saudi statements on behalf of the Saudi Ambassador Mohammed Al Jaber without shame or embarrassment. The position of #Saudi Arabia is clear and explicit, and the Saudi committee, chaired by Major General Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani, expressed it in Mukalla by stressing the necessity of all forces returning to their barracks after reaching Hadramaut from outside the province."

Looks like we have created a de facto "no-fly zone" in Yemen in order to vacate positions and move them towards Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra.

"Visit #Riyadh"- The moment of inaugurating the new axis in the Gulf.The #Manama_Summit was not the end of a passing political week, but rather (the beginning of a new Gulf moment) that reshaped the maps of alignments, the boundaries of roles, and the centrality of leadership.Just hours before it convened, the Emir of #Qatar sent a direct cable to the Saudi Crown Prince—a step not to be read as mere protocol, but as (preemptive calibration of the political direction) and a closure to any interpretation regarding the level of representation.With the summit's commencement, the Qatari Prime Minister attended in his capacity as the second man, in a "calculated presence" that allows Qatar to participate without opening any circles of dispute, while keeping the door open for a path managed outside the meeting room.Yet the decisive scene was not in the summit itself, but the following day: the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Coordination Council (Saudi–Qatari) in Riyadh.Its timing, its language, and its joint chairmanship—all point to the fact that (the bilateral framework has transcended the protocol mold into a -parallel line- for the Gulf formulation itself).Then came the most prominent regional signal:The sighting of a Qatari military cargo plane landing at the Watiya base in Libya after a stop in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. And despite the absence of official details, passage through Saudi airspace does not happen by chance; rather, it is understood as (political clearance) that brings the Qatari maneuver in Libya within the -safe margins- of the new Gulf engineering.And just (five days) after the summit, the scene was completed with the Emir of Qatar's visit to Riyadh and his reception at the airport personally by the Saudi Crown Prince.Here—parallel to the Manama line—the period was placed at the end of the sentence:The decision-making channel between Riyadh and Doha operates as a shared platform for managing a turbulent regional moment, and not merely a traditional bilateral relationship.And when gathering the threads of the moment—from the preemptive cable, to the calculated representation, to the coordination thrust, to the regional movement passing through Saudi airspace, culminating in the visit that shortened the distance between the bilateral and collective summits—it becomes clear that what occurred was not a chain of coincidences, but a tightly crafted signal of a different Gulf phase:A phase in which the regional balances are reformulated through a bilateral axis whose impact resonates across the entire collective space.For Saudi Arabia, with its central weight, does not merely reintegrate Qatar into the Gulf orbit; it involves it in recarving the rules of the game. And Qatar, with its movements between rooms and fields, does not operate outside the framework; rather, it presents a model of disciplined efficacy within the boundaries of the new engineering.And thus the decisive conclusion takes shape:The Gulf is entering a stage in which security engineering is not managed from atop the table alone, nor through summits alone, but through a (bilateral operational axis) that sets the rhythm, defines the directions of action, and grants the collective system the capacity for cohesion amid the storms.It is a phase in which institutional rhetoric recedes in favor of actual operation, and in which Riyadh and Doha transform from parties in a single scene… into a (shared enclosure) at which the regional maps move, and from which the Gulf system draws its power for continuity and balance."

If I was MbS, I would concentrate (which appears to be the case) on Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra and letting the Houthi and STC retards fight it out among themselves. Make Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra federal provinces of KSA. Best way forward for everyone involved, including locals. The prospect of one united Yemen is not working by the actions of Yemenis, so the notion of Yemeni sovereignty goes out of the window. Make a plebiscite and this will show overwhelming support of joining KSA. Locals have been calling for that for decades by now. They don't want to be a part of a failed state any longer.

That is of course not going to happen most likely, KSA is not interested, but this is what I would do.

shapurzolaktaf · Dec 8, 2025

_Arabia_ said:
KSA and Qatar joining hands in both Libya and Sudan against UAE-sponsored separatist/terrorists (RSF):

Great to see. UAE needs to be dealt with in a permanent manner so they stop their idiotic and counterproductive pro-fragmentation in the Arab and Muslim world.

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STC-controlled areas of Yemen will collapse without KSA support.

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"Urgent:The Emir of #Qatar departs for #Riyadh to chair the eighth meeting of the Qatari-Saudi Coordination Council in #SaudiArabia."

Vast majority of Yemen's wealth is concentrated in KSA-controlled/supported/official Yemeni government territory and in Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra provinces as I wrote before.

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There is a genocide going on in Sudan. I read Iran and Turkey are also backing Sudanese government. I hope there will be a joint support room consisting out of Saudi, Iran, Turkey, Qatar to stop this madness. Too many children and women are dying, for gold and greed. UAE is sending arms (which it purchases from China, Russia among others) to RSF in exchange for gold.

_Arabia_ · Dec 8, 2025

shapurzolaktaf said:
There is a genocide going on in Sudan. I read Iran and Turkey are also backing Sudanese government. I hope there will be a joint support room consisting out of Saudi, Iran, Turkey, Qatar to stop this madness. Too many children and women are dying, for gold and greed. UAE is sending arms (which it purchases from China, Russia among others) to RSF in exchange for gold.

The massacre in Al-Fashir was committed on a Saudi Arabian funded hospital. It was a direct attack on KSA.

El Fasher massacre - Wikipedia

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I have wrote in the Sudan civil war thread, that there are no angels in Sudan currently but RSF is the worst side by far and they, surprise, surprise, are working to create their own fiefdom within Sudan (Southwestern and Western Sudan) and surprise, surprise, UAE is supporting this. Just like they are supporting the fragmentation of Yemen (STC), Haftar (East Libya) in Libya, Somaliland, Puntaland etc. in Somalia and other areas where they are involved.

It is a counterproductive tactic of trying to fragment the Arab and Muslim world, most likely due to UAE being a small country itself. Hiding behind MB/terrorism etc. rhetoric to appease the West. While at the same time aligning with the Zionists. A very ugly policy that would have been unthinkable under Zayed who was a well-respected ruler in the region and transformed UAE from a largely not important area of Eastern Arabia to new heights. Unfortunately his sons and the current leadership are bankrupt and extremely power hungry and deluded.

They will be put in their place as I wrote because the proxy warfare always ends badly (eventually) and due to their lack of strategic depth (demographically, militarily, geographically etc.), despite their immense wealth, there is a limit to what they can succeed with long-term while only being 1.3-1.5 million locals.

No problem with Emiratis as a people, they are our brothers and sisters, but their current foreign policy (regime) makes it necessary to strongly oppose pro-UAE proxies and groups.

KSA tried to be a neutral party in both Libya and Sudan but in Sudan it became clear 1-2 years ago which side KSA was supporting eventually (SAF) and same with Libya nowadays.

I would not be surprised if UAE acts as a Zionist/Israeli proxy in order to fragment the Arab and Muslim world. They are also very close to Kurdish elements in Syria, Iraq and most likely Turkey and Iran as well. Main central of Baloch separatism in the region too (Iran and Pakistan).

Very ugly role of late, not sure what is going on with their leadership, totally bankrupt of late and very disappointing and unnecessary. There is no need for the UAE to do what they do, they are doing very well without it.

Anyway, UAE will lose almost everything by challenging KSA. Their loss.

Persian Gulf · Dec 9, 2025

Following the STC advances in Hadramaut, the Islah Party's positions in Shabwa have been weakened, and Shabwa Defense Forces took control of Aqla oil facilities. STC fighters also seized all outposts surrounding PetroMasila oil company. What would be the Saudi’s response?!

_Arabia_ · Dec 9, 2025

STC retreating from several areas:

"Breaking

The Southern Transitional Council (STC) is withdrawing.

Keep an eye on the green areas; these are the areas controlled by the legitimate Yemeni government, supported by the Saudi-led coalition.

It appears that the STC, represented by the blue areas, is retreating. They have withdrawn from the Al-Wadi'ah border crossing, reaching Al-Abr, the northeastern regions, and large parts of Hadramawt, and their withdrawal continues."

Current map:

"Circulating video clips from Marib Governorate showed the entry of the Shield of the Homeland forces into the governorate.I believe that the Great Saudi Arabia has actually established a buffer zone extending from Sharurah through Al-Wadi'ah to Al-Abr. And it has been extended to the coasts of Hadhramaut to the south."

EU, UK and US have so far shown support for the Saudi Arabian supported official Yemeni government.

"Iranian-Saudi agreement under Chinese sponsorship in today's tripartite Tehran meeting:The agreement supports the comprehensive political solution in Yemen based on the internationally recognized principles and under the supervision of the United Nations-If we are now facing an international agreement on the Yemen file on these principles, yesterday the ambassadors of France, Britain, and America, and today Iran and China."

KSA's red lines seems to be working without much action from KSA other than a few soldiers, bases, medical personnel etc. being moved around within Yemen and a few military mobilizations, not big in scale.

"A source in the security force protecting oil companies confirms the withdrawal of all military forces affiliated with the Security Support Forces from all oil facilities in the Hadhramaut Plateau, oil sectors, and PetroMasila, and they are vacating all points and locations where they were stationed, including the points where they were stationed in full."

"URGENT...Local sources: Southern Transitional Council forces completely withdraw from their positions in Btrumsilah and Hadramaut Plateau*

Locals never accepted the STC gangs that looted homes of locals and behaved similarly to Houthis.

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"Saudi Arabia refused to allow an aircraft linked to the UAE government to continue its flight to Yemen, according to international analysts.The Fanjet Express B737-476 pax-config aircraft 5Y-FQA, affiliated with the UAE government, departed from Al-Rafid Air Base in Abu Dhabi, flew over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, then conducted several circuits along the Saudi-Yemeni border before returning to the United Arab Emirates."

My short-term prediction. KSA will fully focus on gaining a permanent and strong foothold within Yemen's two largest, richest and most strategic provinces in Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra as that is the red line of KSA. The Houthi/North Yemen border has been calm and cold for the past 4 + years and is unlikely to get hot anytime soon given regional developments.

STC will remain mostly confined to Aden and nearby areas. How STC and Houthis will live next to each other will be the interesting question as well as the role of the Yemeni official government and if Yemen will fragment.

Seems like this below was a message to the UAE and a humiliation that KSA controls the Yemeni air space at any given moment.

Defeat for STC politically as well in terms of foreign backing as all relevant powers did not support their moves. UAE creating a web of problems that will pursue them for years.

_Arabia_ · Dec 9, 2025

"Brigadier Al-Qahtani in his speech before the notables of Hadhramaut:-"We affirm to you the continuation of the Kingdom's stance in demanding the withdrawal of all military forces affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council from Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra, and that the National Shield Forces take responsibility for and protect Hadhramaut"

"A side from today's meeting of the Saudi delegation with the notables and sheikhs of Hadhramaut, a word from Dr. Muhammad Al-Qahtani"

_Arabia_ · Dec 9, 2025

"#Hadramout’s local authority said Governor Salem Ahmed Al-Khanbashi, along with provincial deputies and prominent tribal and local leaders from the Valley and Desert regions of Hadramout, received the Saudi delegation.

According to the local authority, the head of the Saudi delegation, Maj. Gen. Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani, reaffirmed Riyadh’s firm stance on stabilizing Hadramout, calling for de-escalation, an end to armed tensions, and the prevention of any attempt to impose new realities by force or drag the governorate into renewed conflict.

Al-Qahtani reiterated Saudi Arabia’s position that all Southern Transitional Council forces must withdraw from Hadramout and Al-Mahra, with Nation Shield Forces assuming control of military sites and bases. He also warned against any actions that could obstruct the de-escalation process.The Saudi official stressed that Hadramout remains a cornerstone of stability, “not a battleground,” and emphasized that the governorate has qualified local cadres capable of managing its resources through the state’s official institutions.

During the visit, he said, the delegation reached agreement with all parties, including the Southern Transitional Council, on a comprehensive set of measures to reinforce calm, security, and stability. He noted that the Arab Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, continues efforts to resolve the crisis and restore normal conditions.

Al-Qahtani added that the Kingdom maintains historic ties with all of South Yemen, and that the Southern Issue is a “just cause” embedded in the outcomes of the Yemeni National Dialogue and central to any future political settlement supported by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

He also announced a preliminary agreement with local authorities and the Hadramout Tribes Alliance to ensure uninterrupted oil production at PetroMasila, safeguard public interests, and keep oil facilities out of the conflict. Under the arrangement, controlling forces currently in PetroMasila would withdraw and be replaced by Hadrami units under direct supervision of the local authority to help restore normalcy."

Important statements that allude to what I wrote before of KSA not necessarily being against a future South Yemen state or entity. Among other interesting comments.

Cash gk · Dec 9, 2025

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Persian Gulf · Dec 9, 2025

_Arabia_ · Dec 9, 2025

It took less than 2 days for KSA to completely change the reality on the ground.

"We are here. Confirmation of the obvious.
The separatist Transitional militias are withdrawing from several areas in Hadhramaut and redeploying in Shabwa. Meanwhile, units from the National Security Forces are transferring large numbers of their troops to the area via the Wadi Hadhramaut.

All areas marked by the yellow lines will be under the control of the legitimate government in Yemen."

There goes STC's and UAE's failed project up in smoke.

"URGENT: Highest directives to withdraw all forces affiliated with the Transitional Council from Hadramaut and return them to Aden and Shabwa..The directive has been generalized to all units..Those who considered me excessively optimistic now owe me an apology."

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Al-Qahtani added that the Kingdom maintains historic ties with all of South Yemen, and that the Southern Issue is a “just cause” embedded in the outcomes of the Yemeni National Dialogue and central to any future political settlement supported by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.