Yemen: the government launches an offensive to retake all territory from the Houthis
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Saudi ArabiaRiyadhh frames the offensive as the restoration of a legitimate state in the face of a "terrorist militia": the Yemeni army is advancing, the coalition is supporting it, and the Kingdom is financing the budget.
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AustraliaCanberra views the Yemeni offensive as part of the regional war: the Australian press sees it as a new front in the US-Israeli conflict against Iran, which eliminates any hope of a truce.
- Saudi Arabia
Legitimacy
the narrative reuses the "terrorist militia" qualification given by the Chairman of the Presidential Council to describe the opponent.
Relying on official sources
the Saudi aid is described in the terms of the development program's statement.
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AustraliaRegional
the narrative places the offensive in the expansion of the war in the Middle East rather than in Yemen's internal dynamics.
Based on dispatches
the narrative relies on anonymous regional official sources relayed by an agency.