Saudi Arabia as the Head of the Aggression and an Instrument of the U.S.–Zionist Project: A Reading of the Leader’s Speech on the Anniversary of Martyr President Al-Sammad
On the anniversary of the martyrdom of President Saleh Ali Al-Sammad, the Leader, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, once again shed light on the essence of the aggression against Yemen, exposing its true nature as a U.S.–Zionist war, with the Saudi regime assuming executive leadership and bearing the greatest burden of killing, destruction, siege, and occupation—alongside violations of Yemeni sovereignty, plundering of resources, and the management of mercenaries with the arrogance of a colonizer rather than the logic of a partner or ally.
The Leader’s speech was not merely a remembrance of the martyr’s blood, but a political and moral dissection of the aggression project, and a direct exposure of the Saudi role as the most prominent regional instrument in executing the American-Israeli scheme against Yemen and its people.
Saudi Arabia: Executive Leader of the Aggression and Partner in the Major Crime
The Leader affirmed that the aggression against Yemen was engineered by the United States, Britain, and Israel, and announced from Washington before Riyadh. Nevertheless, the Saudi regime assumed the forefront of leadership and on-the-ground execution, taking responsibility for the major crimes committed against the Yemeni people.
From the very first moment, the Saudi regime waged a comprehensive war targeting Yemenis in their lives, homes, food, and medicine, committing the most horrific massacres against children and women in cities, villages, markets, mosques, and hospitals—an aggression described as the most extensive and brutal in Yemen’s modern history.
Killing and Extermination: The Hallmark of Saudi Aggression
The Leader explained that mass killing was the most prominent feature of the aggression, as the coalition led by Saudi Arabia carried out hundreds of thousands of airstrikes targeting residential neighborhoods and the social fabric, in an attempt to break the will of the Yemeni people and subjugate them by force—criminal conduct reflecting the depth of Saudi hostility toward a people who rejected guardianship and subjugation.
Comprehensive Destruction: A War on Life and Existence
The Saudi aggression was not limited to killing; it expanded into systematic destruction of all foundations of life, including:
The destruction of thousands of homes.
Targeting schools, universities, and hospitals.
Striking roads, bridges, and ports.
Bombing mosques, cemeteries, and historical sites.
Targeting farms, livestock, and even shelters for the blind.
This destruction was not random, but part of a deliberate policy aimed at impoverishing Yemen and stripping it of the means of resilience.
Siege and Plunder of Resources: An Ongoing Crime
The Leader revealed that Saudi Arabia led a parallel track no less criminal, embodied in economic siege and the plundering of sovereign resources through:
Control over oil and gas in occupied provinces.
Seizure of ports and airports.
Suffocation of food and medical imports.
Manipulation of the central bank and its revenues.
This resulted in the starvation of the Yemeni people and the denial of their most basic living rights, constituting one of the greatest contemporary humanitarian crimes.
Direct Occupation: Saudi Ambitions in Yemeni Geography
The Leader clarified that Saudi Arabia did not stop at aggression and siege, but also participated in the occupation of vast areas of Yemen, including:
Most southern provinces.
Large parts of eastern provinces.
Yemeni islands.
Territorial waters.
This occupation is directly linked to Saudi ambitions regarding oil and gas in Hadramawt and Al-Mahrah, and Yemen’s strategic location overlooking the Arabian Sea, Bab al-Mandab, and the Red Sea.
The South Under Violation: Compounded Crimes Against Southerners
The speech affirmed that southerners were among the most harmed by Saudi aggression, as southern provinces were turned into arenas of:
Systematic plundering of wealth.
Security violations.
Social fragmentation.
Chaotic administration through rival militias.
The Leader stressed that Saudi Arabia is indifferent to unity or secession, exploiting all narratives to serve its domination project and using mercenaries as tools devoid of dignity or independent decision-making.
Saudi Arabia and Its Mercenaries: Colonial Arrogance and Contempt for Tools
The Leader exposed the nature of the relationship between Saudi Arabia and its mercenaries as one of absolute control, where the Saudi regime:
Dictates political and media decisions.
Imposes positions and rhetoric.
Uses mercenaries as a “loudspeaker,” raising or lowe