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Alwaght_ Having fired homemade missiles called ‘al-Najm al-Saqeb’ to a depth of 70 km West of Saudi Arabia and the news about Zelzal missiles to be fired over the next few days are well indicative of a qualitative change in the war Saudi regime imposed on the oppressed people of Yemen.
Al-Najm al-Saqeb missiles compared to missiles fired from advanced Saudi warplanes are not important; however, Ansarullah’s capability for its mass production, and development of its missile industry could have a major impact on the security of the Saudi regime and revive the memory of equipping Hezbollah with different types of missiles in a short period. In this regard, we should note that:
1. Before Al-Najm al-Saqeb missiles were fired, Ansarullah did not take the responsibility for anti-Saudi attacks in ‘Jizan’. In fact, they were Yemeni tribes united with Ansarullah that attacked against the Saudi military centers in Jizan. However, having fired the missiles, Ansarullah revolutionary movement officially declared in the media that it has launched the missiles, and this way it has made a breakthrough in the battle field, as the ‘mutual defense’ has now affected the unilateral invasion. Therefore, it is not the ‘range’ or ‘payload’ of the missiles that matter. As Ansarullah had fired other missiles to ‘Khamis Mashait’ region, 120 km north-west of Yemen, which also had hit King Khalid air base, and puts more emphasis on changing the equation of war.  
2. Two days ago, al-Mayadeen Arabic TV aired that Ansarullah was going to unveil its Zelzal missiles. Zelzal found in types 1, 2, 3, 110 and 150 is a short-range Iranian missile whose range is between 150 to 350 kilometers. If the news broadcasted by al-Mayadin TV is true, given the sensitivity of the TV channel to its credit, it means that the Ansarullah has a variety of missiles and can launch strikes against the House of Saud. As the war has prolonged and the House of Saud is the invader, Ansarullah can easily fire lots of missiles on the House of Saud. As Ansarullah has dominance over Maran Mountains which have been drawn over Taif tourist city, Ansarullah can easily target al-Saud shelters. Considering the flatness of the land at the border areas of Saudi Arabia with Yemen, Ansarullah troops, known for their hard working and perseverance, can easily make movements. Since Al-Najm al-Saqeb missiles are lightweight and individuals are able to carry it, Ansarullah, having penetrated into Saudi soil, can increase the accuracy and range of the missile as much as needed.
3. Two days ago, concurrent with the firing of al-Najm al-Saqeb missiles into Saudi areas, and targeting Khamis Mashait’ region and King Khalid air base, commander of the Army Missile Command in Yemen said that his Command is equipped with ‘al-Hussein’ missiles, of Iraqi origin, and ‘Shahab-3’ missiles, of Iranian origin, and threatened if Saudi regime continues its aggression, his missiles would target all areas of Saudi Arabia, except for holy places. The statements, on the one hand, imply that Yemen is equipped with weapons whose range is about 644 to 2,000 kilometers, and on the other hand, there is a determination to aim at such targets in Saudi soil and sea. These statements are expressed in time of war, and are not bluff. If the aggression continues and no missiles are fired, it would taint the reputation of the army which claimed to have such a power, and will encourage the enemy to continue its attacks.
4. A key point in testing and launching al-Najm al-Saqeb missiles is that it was carried out in a short period during the brutal bombing of Saudi advanced warplanes. This imply that as Hezbollah has turned to a an important military power against Israel regime, despite threats and aggression of the Zionist regime; similarly Ansarullah in time of war and despite the restrictions and deprivations, will soon begin its military self-reliance and within 2 to 3 years might become a great missile power threatening the future of Saudi Arabia. Just as Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah recently, in the third week of the war, in his speech said, "Saudi Arabia claimed that its territory is threatened by the Ansarullah troops, and was forced to fight, but I say if Ansarullah used to be an imaginary threat against Saudi Arabia, now it has turned into a real threat." In fact, the war in Yemen, cannot help the Saudis, but it can provide the best situation for Ansarullah. This is the fact that many years ago, Imam Khomeini (May Allah be pleased with him) noted and called the Imposed war of Iraq against the Islamic Republic of Iran ‘a divine blessing’. Saudi Arabia, inadvertently forces Ansarullah and the Yemenis to ignore receiving the foreign aids and support and make plans to address their defense needs.
5. The current developments in defense and military arenas of Yemen   indicated that ‘dialogue’ is nearly out of question. There were a lot of speculations about the national dialogue in order to meet a moderate level of the demands of the parties and establish a national unity government. However, the lack of readiness to take part in talks in Geneva and intensified Saudi aggression against northern Yemen put an end to such speculations.  Ansarullah was already reluctant to participate in talks dominated by Saudis and traitors who made way for and approved of foreign invasion to their country, and try to restore their shattered power with help of military capabilities of Saud Arabia. Geneva talks will undoubtedly bring nothing for Ansarullah, and with regard to the internal situation in Yemen, there is no need to hold it.
Ansarullah should note that it does not need to wait for the results of Geneva Conference to complete and officially inaugurate its cabinet. Although, after Mansour Hadi and Khalid Sojah fled from Yemen, there was no power vacuum and the cabinet has unofficially continued its activity. However, Yemeni government runs and just deals with ‘current affairs’ and its major responsibility is to manage crisis in the country. Given the scope of the Geneva talks and the possibility of war by the Al Saud, Ansarullah should accelerate the process of completing and legitimizing the cabinet.
5- To establish the Council of Revolution with five members from Ansarullah, five members from other Yemeni organizations, and five influential Yemenis has authorized Ansarullah, representing the Yemenis, to define the transition process to a permanent government and draft a roadmap. This is what Yemen currently needs and this can have a major impact on the enemy, and make it regret of continuing its aggression.
The past two months show that Ansarullah has no domestic issue in Yemen. Currently, Ansarullah has dominated over 18 provinces in which, people warmly cooperate with it. In these provinces, comprising 95/37% of the Yemen population, at least half of which are Shafi’i, no public protest against Ansarullah was reported, and this shows the high legitimacy of Ansarullah.