{"id":38946,"date":"2026-08-26T01:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/?p=38946"},"modified":"2026-08-26T01:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:09:01","slug":"ambassador-of-yemen-to-washington-strong-yemen-capable-of-securing-one-of-the-worlds-most-vital-trade-arteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/38946\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador of Yemen to Washington: Strong Yemen, Capable of Securing One of the World\u2019s Most Vital Trade Arteries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nWASHINGTON \u2013 WSJ<\/a>
\nAmbassador of the Republic of Yemen to the United States Jamila Ali Raja said that the government is now better positioned than ever to confront the threat posed by the Houthi terrorist militia.<\/p>\n

She stressed that a strong and stable Yemen would be a partner to the United States in safeguarding Red Sea security and containing Iranian influence, rather than a burden.<\/p>\n

In an opinion article published by The Wall Street Journal under the title \u201cA Strong Yemen Can Defeat the Houthi Threat,\u201d Raja said the growing strategic importance of the Bab al-Mandab Strait places Yemen\u2019s security at the heart of international economic and security interests.<\/p>\n

She warned that the Houthi threat is no longer a purely domestic Yemeni issue, as the militia has evolved into a persistent threat to one of the world\u2019s most important arteries for global trade and energy.<\/p>\n

She explained that Houthi attacks on maritime shipping are forcing shipping companies to reroute vessels around the Cape of Good Hope, driving up insurance and transportation costs, with the consequences of Houthi terrorism ultimately reaching American consumers and the global economy.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Raja also highlighted the Houthi militia\u2019s dismal record of recruiting children, obstructing vaccination campaigns, laying landmines, and detaining United Nations personnel, humanitarian workers and diplomatic mission staff, in addition to targeting commercial vessels and detaining civilian seafarers.<\/p>\n

She said the Houthis\u2019 recent escalation against Marib, Hadramout, Mokha and Shabwa comes amid the militia\u2019s concerns over the growing capabilities of the Yemeni armed forces, their success in unifying the various fronts, and their efforts to divert attention from the worsening living conditions in areas under Houthi control.<\/p>\n

Raja rejected the narrative that portrays Yemen as a near-failed state, saying, \u201cThat is not the Yemen we know today.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this regard, she pointed to steps taken by the government to achieve financial stability, relocate the banking system to Aden, unify the money-transfer network, strengthen oversight of import financing, and consolidate and enhance intelligence institutions, including the establishment of a specialized counterterrorism agency.<\/p>\n

She noted that Yemen, along with 13 other countries, participated in announcing the establishment of a multinational maritime defense coalition.<\/p>\n

She stressed that the government is not asking others to take over its defense responsibilities, but rather to join it in the mission of protecting Yemen\u2019s security, the region, and international maritime routes.<\/p>\n

Raja added that the decline of Iran\u2019s regional influence presents an opportunity to contain and defeat Tehran\u2019s proxy in Yemen.<\/p>\n

She emphasized that the Yemeni government has the strategic position and capabilities required to undertake this mission, but needs international partnership, particularly from the United States.<\/p>\n

She said US support for the Yemeni Coast Guard has contributed to the interception of Iranian weapons shipments bound for the Houthis, emphasizing that strengthening Yemen\u2019s state institutions directly serves the security of the Red Sea and US interests.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Raja reaffirmed that Yemen\u2019s objective is to build a cohesive and strong state capable of relying on itself.<\/p>\n

She concluded: \u201cA stable Yemen, free from the Houthi threat, can be a strong and reliable partner to the United States,\u201d adding that the stability of the Middle East remains closely linked to the stability of Yemen.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2013 WSJ Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to the United States Jamila Ali Raja said that the government is now better positioned than ever to confront the threat posed by the Houthi terrorist militia. She stressed that a strong and stable Yemen would be a partner to the United States in safeguarding Red …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":38942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[74,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-breaking-news","category---en"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_3651.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38946"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38947,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38946\/revisions\/38947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}