Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher has claimed his forces are in control of 85 per cent of the country, Gulf News reported yesterday.

In a diplomatic meeting between Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Bin Dagher said President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has territorial control of large swathes of the country. Dagher affirmed that Iran does not have influence in Yemen and new military advancements in Sana’a will soon be a greater victory.

“We are in control of 85 per cent of the land and are moving towards the great victory,” he said.

Iran’s scheme in the Arab world has failed and their dreams of controlling Yemen and international shipping lands have been shattered.

The Saudi-led coalition blames Iran for interfering in Yemen and arming the Houthi armed group which has made military advancements in Yemen since 2014. The Houthis are currently in control of the capital, Sana’a, and the strategic Hudaydah Red Sea port.

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