Foreign Ministry Dismantles Saudi ‘Fallacies,’ Says Exposes Colonial Arrogance

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the ministry characterized the Saudi Foreign Ministry’s claim that “Riyadh is not behind the siege on Yemen” as evidence that “the Saudi regime treats Yemen as territories under its control.”

It added: “If the Saudi regime were serious in denying this, it would have announced a complete withdrawal of its hand from Yemen—Yemen is a sovereign, independent country. But the criminal Saudi regime deals with it arrogantly, condescendingly granting ‘permission’ for its ports to receive ships carrying food and medicine.”

The ministry affirmed that “the fallacies of the Saudi regime, its obstinacy, and its arrogance will not benefit it in any way—they only accumulate its crimes and injustices, which will ultimately destroy it.”

It clarified that “the demand of Yemen is clear: full independence, complete sovereignty, and legitimate rights—no less and no more. The Yemeni people will accept nothing less, regardless of the scale of developments or the level of events.”

The statement emphasized that “the Yemeni people will not and have not forgotten the blood of tens of thousands of martyrs—foremost among them women and children—killed by the criminal Saudi regime’s aircraft over the past 12 years.”

It called upon the “criminal Saudi regime to remove its hand from our country and end its aggression and siege—otherwise, let it await what is coming.”

The ministry noted that “a quarter of a million Saudi airstrikes on Yemen over 12 years proves to anyone with even an atom of fairness the reality of what has happened.” It pointed out that “the Saudi regime attempts to hide behind its mercenaries residing in Riyadh hotels.”

The ministry questioned: “Whoever launched a quarter of a million airstrikes on Yemen and killed tens of thousands of its people—mostly women and children—is seeking peace in Yemen? And whoever caused direct losses and destruction in Yemen costing over half a trillion dollars is seeking to help the Yemeni people?”

The ministry reiterated that “the cost of Saudi aggression’s destruction and direct losses exceeds half a trillion dollars.”

The statement emphasized: “The Saudi regime must understand that the situation of Riyadh Airport must be like that of Sana’a Airport, and the situation of the ports of Yanbu, Jizan, and others must be like that of the port of Hodeidah—and vice versa.”

It added: “The criminal and reckless Saudi regime must know that the list is long, and we are only enumerating its crimes and the calamities that have befallen the Yemeni people due to its aggression and criminality.

It must realize that returning to the path of righteousness, justice, and fairness is less costly than continuing on its path of error and aggression.”

The ministry addressed “the conflict that occurred in the occupied provinces between the Emirates and Saudi Arabia and the outcomes of this conflict,” affirming that it “confirms Sana’a’s narrative that the Saudi regime has occupied vast areas of Yemeni territory and controls them—including oil and mineral wealth.”

In concluding the statement, the ministry declared: “If Al Saud, with the help of the Zionists in past phases, managed to control the Hejaz and other parts of the Arabian Peninsula, and even confiscated the authentic identity of the people of those regions, then Yemen—with its faith-based identity and historical legacy—will inevitably bring down any aggressive project targeting it.”

The Yemeni Foreign Ministry’s rebuttal comes amid escalating tensions following Yemen’s declaration of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia and a no-fly zone over Saudi airspace. The statement directly challenges Saudi claims of non-involvement in the siege, citing extensive military operations over 12 years, including a quarter of a million airstrikes.