Yemeni Government Demands Inclusion of Aidarus al-Zoubaidi and His Aides on International Sanctions List
Yemen Monitor/ Newsroom:
The Yemeni government called on the UN Security Council to include the head of the dissolved Southern Transitional Council, Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, and his aides involved in acts of rebellion in the eastern governorates, on the international sanctions list. It emphasized the need to update the sanctions list to include all individuals and entities involved in undermining state institutions and obstructing the political process.
This came in Yemen’s statement before the open session of the Security Council regarding the situation in Yemen, delivered by Yemen’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Abdullah Al-Saadi. The government stressed its readiness to fully cooperate with the United Nations and the Sanctions Committee, providing them with the necessary information to hold accountable anyone who threatens stability or obstructs the implementation of national and international references.
The government confirmed that, in accordance with the constitution and the law, it has taken measures against a number of individuals involved in acts of rebellion, corruption, and gross human rights violations—chief among them Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, who it said faces charges related to “high treason.”
The government accused certain political and military leaders and forces of continuing to undermine state institutions, disrupt the government’s work, and support armed formations that threaten civil peace and obstruct political settlement efforts. It noted that recent political and military movements, along with unilateral measures, have posed a direct threat to Yemen’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
In a related context, the government renewed its call to the Security Council to take a firmer stance toward Iranian interventions in Yemen and to work on drying up the sources of funding and arming the Houthi group, considering this a fundamental prerequisite for achieving peace and stability in Yemen and the region.
It emphasized that recent regional developments have proven that the Yemeni crisis has transcended its domestic framework and has become part of a broader confrontation with a regional project that threatens regional and international security. It pointed out that the Houthi group has transformed into a military arm linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), using Yemeni territory to threaten international navigation and regional security.
The government also called for continued pressure to release UN personnel, international organization staff, and civil society workers detained by the Houthis, reaffirming its commitment to the choice of peace and its support for UN efforts aimed at ending the war in accordance with agreed-upon references and Security Council resolutions.
The government stressed that achieving sustainable peace requires the state to reclaim its monopoly on weapons, enforce its authority over its entire territory, and end all forms of militarization outside state institutions, viewing this as the true guarantee for Yemen’s security and the region’s stability.
