Saudi Arabia Urges Truce, After Seven Years of Bombing Yemen
The New Arab reports Saudi Arabia is now 'urging' Yemeni separatists to 'cede seized territory' and 'de-escalate tensions.' This sudden concern for stability comes after Riyadh led a devastating seven-year military intervention in Yemen, described by the UN as the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe. The intervention, backed by US and UK arms sales totaling billions, has directly contributed to
the deaths of hundreds of thousands and displaced millions. It appears Saudi Arabia has discovered the virtues of diplomatic de-escalation only after failing to achieve its military objectives and with regional dynamics shifting. How many hospitals, school buses, and funeral gatherings were bombed with Western weapons before 'tensions' became worthy of discussion? One might conclude this is less
about genuine peace and more about managing the fallout of a disastrous proxy war.