Report: Yemen Crisis Won't Impact 'Political Settlement'
The latest developments in Yemen may have an impact on the Axis of Resistance in Lebanon and the region, but they “will not affect” the political settlement that will set the broad lines for the country’s so-called dissociation policy and end the political crisis, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday.
“The latest field and political developments in Yemen will likely have no impact on the political settlement in Lebanon because it is subject to international communications, mainly French and American. It will help reach an agreeable formula for the dissociation policy that can be translated on the ground,” diplomatic sources told the daily.
Political parties in Lebanon have agreed on a statement that will reaffirm Lebanon's dissociation policy.
The Cabinet will convene Tuesday for the first time since Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Nov. 4 resignation, which he eventually reversed.
The meeting aims to end a political crisis that emerged following Hariri's move.
“What happened in Yemen was unexpected. It is clear that the situation is now out of control. The repercussions depend to a certain extent on who will grasp control on the ground,” they added.
"If the Houthis take control, Iran and the opposition team will become stronger in Lebanon and the region. But that will not change much in the balance of power and the Gulf will continue with the US help in striking the Huthis," said the sources.
“On the other hand, the Iranian influence will be negatively affected if the Huthi's position on the ground witnesses a setback,” they added.
“In both cases the situation will not change much in the foreseeable future because of the developments on the Yemeni arena, but the domestic war in Yemen will become more intense and the confrontation between the Saudi-led coalition and Iran will continue.”
Yemen's former president and strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed on Monday with Huthi gunfire.
Saleh on Saturday broke a three-year alliance with the Iran-backed Huthis, opening the door to negotiations with neighboring Saudi Arabia for the lifting of a crippling blockade.
The former president's gamble in quitting his alliance with the Huthis proved to be a fatal step.
Source: Naharnet
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