Houthi's military parade in Hodeidah represents new war messages: Observers

Just two days after the Yemeni government and the Houthis reached an agreement to exchange 887 prisoners and detainees under the auspices of the United Nations, the Iran-backed militia organized a large military parade in the city of Hodeidah, the center of the strategic coastal governorate overlooking the Red Sea, which is one of the most important fronts of the fighting.

The Houthi military reinforcement is new messages of war and threat, not messages of peace or reassurance to all parties. It reaffirm their plans to continue the war and enhance their military capabilities through the Tehran regime, which provides them with ballistic missile components, drones, guns, ammunition, and advanced communications systems. Observers said.

In his press statement at the conclusion of the meeting of the supervisory committee for the implementation of the prisoner exchange agreement on the 20th of March, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, confirmed that he will continue his work with the parties, the countries of the region and the international community to make progress towards an inclusive Yemeni-led political process that lays the foundations for a better future.

In stark contrast to the position of the United Nations on the conflict in Yemen, Houthi Defense Minister Mohammed Nasser Al-Atefi said in the parade in which naval, military and security forces participated that his forces "have high efficiency and merit the keys to locking artillery, missiles and drones, and at the same time they have the ability to open them whenever necessary", in a clear threat to resume the war at any time.

Persistently threatening Yemen and neighboring countries, Al-Atifi considered that the islands, ports, airports and everywhere "have all become within range of missiles and drones capable of hitting their targets with high accuracy," which indicates that the militias deal with any agreement as a "warrior's truce" and a gain of time to proceed with the implementation of their sectarian foreign agenda, which requires exerting more pressure on them to deviate from peace and implement Security Council resolutions, especially Resolution No. 2216.