Yemen: The Saudi regime persists in its policy of collective punishment against the Yemeni people, dismissing threats and warnings from the leader. Alongside obstructing flights to and from Sana'a International Airport, mercenaries took new steps last week all aimed at starving the Yemeni people economically—a war characterized by the leader as more devastating to Yemen than military conflict.

As part of the punitive measures package implemented by the Saudi-backed government, the Central Bank in Aden halted dealings with several exchange companies, including Al-Najm Money Transfer Network and Rashad Bahir Company. Additionally, licenses of several banks were revoked, including Al-Tadhamon Bank, Yemen Kuwait Bank, Yemen Bahrain Comprehensive Bank, Al-Amal Microfinance Bank, Al-Karimi Islamic Microfinance Bank, and Yemen International Bank.

Concurrently, the Saudi-aligned Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper published an extensive report claiming these decisions financially suffocated the "Houthis," isolating them globally. It affirmed that the Saudi-backed Bank's actions in Aden were not just targeting banks in Sana'a but the "Houthi group's economy." This makes it clear that the objective behind all these measures is to punish the Yemeni people under the guise of targeting the "Houthi economy."

But the question remains: How can the Yemeni people be economically suffocated, and what measures can the Saudi-backed Bank take to achieve this?

According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, a crucial measure in this regard lies in financial transfers from outside Yemen, where mercenaries ensure that any financial transfers, such as Western Union and MoneyGram, are directed to areas under their control instead of those under Sana'a's control. Consequently, Sana'a would have no cash flow in dollars except what is transferred from occupied areas.

Pressure to Halt Gaza Support

For Sana'a, it understands well that what is happening is an economic war in every sense of the word, orchestrated by Americans and the Saudi regime. These practices aim to pressure the revolutionary and military leadership in Sana'a to cease supporting mujahideen in the Gaza Strip by halting operations in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean.

Washington believes that further economic pressure on Sana'a will force its leadership to retreat, given the severe hardships caused by the US-Saudi aggression, the decision to move the central bank from Sana'a to Aden, resulting in the halt of state employee salaries and the deprivation of the people's rights over the past nine years.

Therefore, according to American media outlets, including Bloomberg, the Central Bank's move by the mercenaries is supported by the United States and Western allies, with implicit approval from the Saudis, who fund the mercenaries' government and its bank in Aden.

Amidst all this pressure, the threat and warning of the leader remain prominently in the scene. In his recent address, he affirmed, "We will not stand idly by handcuffed before their insane actions or watch our people starve and collapse economically." Hence, Sana'a points accusatory fingers at the Saudi regime, considering it the implementer and driver of these actions—an act of war that aborts all attempts to lean towards peace and halt the continuous aggression against Yemen for the tenth consecutive year.

The equation launched by the leader "Airport for airport, and Bank for banks" will strongly influence the upcoming days—a formula believed by the revolutionary and military leadership in Sana'a to halt the madness of aggression and mercenaries.

Translated by Almasirah English website
 

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