Page 187 - What Kind of Yemen ?

Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

The sides directly in the war include the Houthis, forces loyal to

President Hadi, the Southern Movement, the Muslim Brotherhood and
al-Qaeda. There are also those behind them acting as their guardians,
such as Iran on one side and Saudi Arabia on the other, the Gulf coun-
tries, the U.S. and even Europe. It is unclear which side will come out
on top, but as the struggle turns into all-out war it is clearly Yemen that
will lose.
Yemen has for a long time been quite poor and with a weak state.

The damaging effect of the war is now making living conditions in the
country even more difficult. The Houthis, using increases in fuel prices
and maladministration as a pretext for rebellion, have caused worse
damage than the price hikes and maladministration ever did as their
objections have turned into a civil war. Looking for a solution to that
damage, the Houthis received support from Iran.
That support became clear at a press conference given on March
1st by Saleh Ali al-Sammad, head of the Ansar Allah movement's polit-
ical council, following a visit to Iran.

As well as its political difficulties, Yemen also has a serious energy
problem and the already inadequate energy plants in the country are
frequently sabotaged. That further increases the cost paid by the civil-
ian population in that climate of conflict.
Iran's decision to supply fuel for a year and build a 165-megawatt
power station running on gas and diesel oil and assume responsibility
for the maintenance work on the current generating plant in the

province of Marib and repair the Marib-Sana'a power transmission line
represents one of the few positive developments in Yemen.
Iranian support is not limited to this: Sammad reported that the
agreement reached with Iran also includes Iran sending a technical
team to Yemen to investigate the feasibility of a project to build 1,200-
megawatt power stations in the port city of Mocha attached to Taiz
governorate, Aden and Hodeidah, as well as expanding the port of
Hodeidah and improving collaboration between the countries on the
subject of maritime transportation and the provision of credits for pur-

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