News - Yemen: The Governor of Hadhramaut, Luqman Baras, condemned the ongoing meddling by tools of the American-Saudi-Emirati aggression in the province, accusing them of plundering its resources and escalating their crimes.

Governor Baras expressed his outrage at the blatant American interference in Hadhramaut, criticizing recent statements by US Ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin, who called on the people of Hadhramaut to unite and confront what he termed the "Houthi threat."

Baras viewed these remarks as clear evidence of America's role in fueling the internal conflict among the people of Hadhramaut, affirming that the US seeks to exploit the province's residents to serve its own interests and drag them into fighting on the side of the American enemy.

He accused the United States of inciting the people of Hadhramaut to confront Sana’a, while praising Sana’a’s honorable stance in supporting the Palestinian cause, aiding Gaza, and easing the pressure imposed by the Israeli and American enemies.

The governor warned the US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and their tools and mercenaries against continuing to tamper with the province, looting its resources, and attempting to push its people into war against the free people of Yemen who support Gaza and defend dignity and human values.

He expressed confidence that the people of Hadhramaut, with their awareness, would thwart the schemes of the American enemy, its regional tools, and local mercenaries. He called on them to unite and close ranks in the face of US interference and the Saudi-Emirati occupation, and to stand firm against their plans to undermine the province and exploit its wealth.

Hadhramaut, Yemen’s largest and one of its most resource-rich provinces, has been a focal point in the wider conflict fueled by foreign interventions, particularly by the US, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Since the beginning of the US-Saudi aggression and military intervention in Yemen in 2015, Hadhramaut has largely remained under the control of coalition-backed forces, especially UAE-supported factions and Saudi-aligned groups. This has led to widespread accusations of foreign exploitation of the province's oil, gas, and strategic ports.

The United States has maintained a visible presence in southern and eastern Yemen under the pretext of counterterrorism operations, but its activities have increasingly been criticized by local leaders and communities as political interference aimed at dividing Yemeni factions and controlling strategic territories and resources.

Tensions have escalated recently with visits and statements by US officials, including Ambassador Steven Fagin, who has been promoting political alignment among southern factions against the government in Sana’a. These moves have been interpreted by critics as part of a broader American strategy to destabilize the region and use local populations as proxies in a geopolitical conflict that extends beyond Yemen, particularly in relation to US support for Israel and the war on Gaza.

Sana’a, meanwhile, has taken a firm stance against foreign military presence and exploitation, aligning its rhetoric with support for Palestine and resistance against what it views as neo-colonial ambitions in Yemen.