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S Arabia targets Yemen to save Wahhabism: Pundit

Yemeni civilians and security forces search for survivors at the site of a Saudi air strike near Sanaa Airport on March 26, 2015, © AFP

Press TV has conducted an interview with Ralph Schoenman, political commentator and author of “Hidden History of Zionism” from Berkeley, to discuss the aerial assault by Saudi Arabia and its allies against Yemen.

The Al-Arabiya News Channel reported on Thursday that Saudi Arabia has deployed "100 fighter jets, 150,000 soldiers and other navy units" for its war on Yemen.

According to Yemeni sources, the ongoing Saudi airstrikes on Yemen claimed the lives of at least 13 civilians, with more deaths feared.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry has announced that 6 Persian Gulf nations along with 4 unnamed countries have participated in the coordinated attacks on Yemen, Schoenman tells Press TV, adding that the United States has cooperated in the offensives by providing Saudi Arabia with “logistical and intelligence” support.

The analyst points out that the attack is an imperial onslaught for the Saudi dominance and control over Yemen as well as the region.

“They are coordinating in this very particular time when the [nuclear] negotiations between the United States and Iran are coming to a conclusion,” he noted.

Referring to the Saudi-led invasion of Yemen, Schoenman says the Shia Houthis are the target of the attacks as they have been objecting to the Saudi interference in their country's affairs.

There is no evidence of any enthusiasm for the Saudi invasion of Yemen among the population at large, Schoenman concludes.

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