From the Day of Distinction to the Decisive Battle: The Leader of the Revolution Declares an Era of “Open War” and Puts Yemen’s Hands on the Trigger

At a time when the forces of global arrogance (America and Israel) are converging on the lands of Islam, the leader of the revolution, Sayyid Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, delivered his Ramadan lecture this evening on the anniversary of the Battle of Badr (16 Ramadan 1447 AH).

The speech was not merely a historical overview of an event that occurred centuries ago, but rather a “Quranic application” to the reality of the nation today.

The leader redefined the Day of Distinction as the scale that separates the camp of faith, clinging to its dignity, from the camp of hypocrisy and modern-day ignorance led by global Zionism.

From this historical perspective, the leader launched the principle of the new confrontation: “Our hands are on the trigger,” declaring Yemen’s entry into a phase of open engagement, unbound by geography and unconstrained by international laws crafted by tyranny.

“The Trigger Equation”: Military Readiness as the Sole Strategic Option

In the strongest military warning since the start of the latest escalation, the leader settled the debate regarding Yemen’s stance toward the American-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the rest of the axis countries.

The phrase “Our hands are on the trigger” did not come out of thin air. Rather, it expresses the fact that Yemeni military capabilities have reached a level of “instantaneous action” linked to developments on the ground.

The leader emphasized that Yemen is not a “spectator” but a “key player” in the battle of the entire nation, and that any Zionist escalation against Iran, Lebanon, or Gaza will be met with a Yemeni military response that will defy expectations.

This readiness reflects the leadership’s confidence in its “target bank” and its ability to inflict heavy losses on enemies on land and sea, reaching even the American bases that some considered “protective,” only to find them transformed into “legitimate targets” under the scrutiny of Yemeni missiles and drones.

The Narrative of “Open War”: Breaking the Shackles of Violence

In a comprehensive strategic narrative, the Leader dismantled the logic of “violence” that the Israeli and American enemy is attempting to impose on the region; a logic that seeks to make the blood, land, and resources of Muslims fair game, plundered without recompense.

The Leader recounts a bitter reality in which the arrogant powers have tried to confine battles and shackle nations with futile diplomatic options and international laws that fail to protect the oppressed.

Based on this diagnosis, the Leader declared the breaking of these shackles and the imposition of the principle of “open war”; a narrative signifying that the era of “single strikes” or “limited responses” is over.

As long as the enemy operates with sinister and criminal objectives that transcend borders, targeting Gaza, the West Bank, Jerusalem, Beirut, Damascus, and even Tehran, the nation’s response must be commensurate.

This is a comprehensive war that does not recognize a limited target bank, but rather considers every Zionist or American presence a legitimate target at any moment dictated by military necessity.

This narrative reaffirms the “innate nature of jihad” as the only option for upholding truth and refuting falsehood, and asserts that a nation that trusts in God and acts with the certainty of the “people of Badr” cannot be defeated or violated.

“Divine Sorting”… The Masks Fall and the “Little Soldiers” Are Exposed

In a tone imbued with deep sorrow for the state of some Arab regimes, and with the power of truth in the face of falsehood, the Leader dissected the nature of the current “sorting.”

The speech revealed that some Arab rulers have not only failed to support Gaza and Iran, but have also transformed into a “shield” protecting the Zionists, and “little soldiers” under the command of Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir.

The Leader clarified that the American bases in the Arab region do not protect the people or the regimes, but are rather “offensive cells” established to protect the Zionist entity.

Hence, the call was clear: the people must realize that whoever bets on normalization or seeks protection from America is throwing themselves into the inferno of the “diabolical project” that aims to distort Islamic identity and obliterate holy sites.

Gaza and Iran: Unity in the Trench and the Collapse of the “Hypocrites’” Conspiracies

The Leader redirected the compass to its correct course; the aggression against Iran is not separate from what has transpired in Gaza over the course of two years of horrific Zionist crimes.

The Leader praised Iran’s strong stance, both officially and among its people, and considered the attempts to assassinate its leaders or overthrow its Islamic system “failed attempts” that will be shattered against the rock of awareness and resistance.

He also pointed out that the “distortion” practiced by the hypocrites to portray the conflict as a power struggle between entities is a pure fabrication aimed at pacifying the nation.

The truth established by the speech is that the battle is between “Islam and disbelief,” and that the Palestinian people have been and remain the “first line of defense” defending the dignity of every Arab and Islamic capital.

Call for a Million-Person March Tomorrow, Friday

Mr. Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi called upon “our dear Yemeni people to participate in a million-person march tomorrow, Friday, to reaffirm their steadfastness in the Islamic stance of jihad in the path of God Almighty, to carry the banner of Islam, and to confront the American and Israeli tyrants of our time.”

This march is a “renewal of allegiance” to God and His Messenger, and a confirmation that Yemen will remain a “support and source of strength” for all the free people of the nation.

The final message of the speech is one of “reassurance and certainty”: the enemies, despite possessing technology, money, and the trillions of Arab wealth, are in a state of panic, and the Zionist entity is destined to perish, according to divine promise.