Oppressed Shia consider Houthi revolution a victory

The Iranian Keyhan newspaper, which is owned by the Iranian Guide Ali Khamenei, said that Yemen has entered the phase of historic victory in the wake of the success of the Houthis there and that the general public in Yemen supported this popular revolution, evident from the celebrations held in Sanaa.

Keyhan added that revolutionaries in Yemen held up pictures of the founder of the Iranian Republic Khomeini and of the Guide and Leader of the Iranian revolution Ali Khamenei in the aftermath of the “victory of their revolution in Sanaa”. According to the paper this indicates that the Yemeni revolution is a natural extension of the Iranian revolution and the principles of the Islamic revolution in Iran.

Within the same context, Siyasa Rose newspaper said that the Shia revolution in Yemen is considered a historic victory for the oppressed Shia masses around the world and that the “Husseini Spirit” possessed by the Shia in Yemen has produced fruits by virtue of the success of their Islamic revolution in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula.

It added that Shias in the region have the right from now on to self-determination away from dictatorial governments that were imposed on them throughout history.

The Iranian newspaper called on the Houthis to hold fast to their weapons and called on them not to drop their guns during their Shia revolution to bring down the Yemeni capital Sanaa. It considered putting down the weapons and leaving them in camps or houses tantamount to the Houthis committing suicide because it is “by virtue of the armed revolution that the Houthis can impose their will and demands on everyone in Yemen”.

The Iranian Farda website described the Yemeni revolution as a Shia revolution and said: “When Shiia thought arrives in any Arab state the peoples of those states will succeed in achieving historic victories as has just happened in Yemen.”

It went on to say that the Yemeni revolution is the product of Shia thought that was espoused by the Houthis along the lines of the Islamic revolution in Iran, which brought down the Pahlavi Shahen Shah regime.

The website of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Tasneem, said that the Yemeni presidency, to start with, had no real power to exercise against the Houthis in Sanaa. Had it not been for the victory of the Islamic revolution in Yemen the entire country would have been pushed to the edge of the abyss.

The website considered as unacceptable the accusation levelled at Ansarullah (the Houthis) that they were embroiled in a coup attempt against the authorities because the real power today is in the hands of the Houthis. Had this accusation been correct why would everyone agree to the Houthis’ conditions that were imposed by the power of politics and popular will in Yemen?

It noted that the agreement will pave the way for a new political phase in which the Ansarullah movement will have the lion’s share.

Tasneem added that the Ansarullah movement has proven its military and popular capabilities within the Yemeni equation in the most serious confrontation waged with the domestic authorities as well as with several regional parties. It went on to say: “Whereas this Shiia movement was excluded from the circle of political calculations by successive governments, here it is today returning to play an active and major role in the forthcoming government so as to consolidate its popular influence and political existence especially after seizing control of Saada and Amran and its attempts to seize control of other regions.”