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Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

such as divisions, alliances, civil war and, more recently, the weaken-
ing of the army, the failure to ensure security and a worsening econom-
ic situation have led to the current state of affairs in Yemen.
Countries rarely interfere directly in others as they used to. Such
interventions are both costly and have no place in international law.
Countries therefore look for other means to ensure their interests when
they regard them in danger in neighboring countries. The preferred
method under those circumstances is "to seek elements in a neighbor-
ing country that will act in the light of one's own interests."

Those elements may sometimes be a terror organization, or a
minority group, and sometimes the country's army or a political party.
These elements may be supported directly through arms or financial
assistance, or else the support may be indirect. Indeed, some support
is so professional that the group being supported imagines it is acting
in the light of its own ideals, but may actually, albeit unawares, be
fighting for the interests of another country.

One can often see such a picture in the Middle East: Although
Hizbullah's activities against Israel in Lebanon are well known, the
influence of Iran is clear. A similar state of affairs can be seen in
Yemen, too.
Two main forces are jockeying for influence in Yemen. Behind one
is the Shi'ite influence of Iran, and the other the Sunni influence of
Saudi Arabia. The USA can also be added to the equation from time to
time. Despite being the two main branches of Islam, there is a ruthless
struggle between Shi'ism and Sunnism in the Middle East. This strug-

gle, that began in Lebanon and worsened in Iraq, has now spread to
Syria and is now manifesting itself in Yemen.
Although the Ansar Allah Movement, known as the Houthis,
denies any links with Iran, many countries are in fact certain that they
exist. Statements about Yemen from Iran, which no longer feels any
need to conceal its relations with the Houthis, only serve to confirm
these suspicions.

Iran considers the gains made by the Houthis in Yemen more as a
victory for the Iranian Islamic Revolution than for a friendly group

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