RE: Double Standards19 Mar 2022 14:31
Not an expert on Yeman but I get your point.
Appears to be Religious / Tribal again.
Yemen backed by Iran.
The Saudi's don't like that.
Sunni versus Shia.
"Mohammed bin Salman crown prince of Saudi sanctioned military intervention in Yemen via a coalition of mostly Gulf countries in 'Operation Decisive Storm' The coalition was fighting a rebel Shia force called the Houthis which was backed by Iran. Saudi Arabia does not want the Houthis in control of Yemen due to their ties with Tehran and because the Saudis fought a war for Yemen in 1934 during which they took several border regions. Some of the territory is populated by Shia, and some Yemenis would like it back.
By 2019 Decisive Storm had failed to achieve its aims. It did cause a storm around the world as Yemeni civilian casualties mounted in a relentless bombing campaign, often urban areas. The Houthis were also sending long range missiles and drones into Saudi Arabia, hitting oil facilities, airports and civilian areas. Late in the year two major oil-processing plants were hit, briefly shutting down half of the country's oil production. The Houthis claimed responsibility, but the Americans said the missiles cam from Iran, and the Saudis did not contradict them.
Escalation against Iran was an option, but the Trump administration made it clear the USA was not willing to go to war over the issue and the Saudis knew they were in no position to go it alone even if they wanted to. They let the crisis blow out and by 2020 were quietly trying to get out of the war MBS had got them into. They need to persuade the Houthis to end the relationship with Iran and in return receive Saudi money to reconstruct what is a failing state."
From the book "The Power of Geography" by Tim Marshall - chapter 3 Saudi Arabia. I have just touched the surface on Saudi Arabia.
Chapter 2 on Iran is also eye opening.
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