Even more, it reflects Tehran’s unease toward the trajectory of Yemen’s peace process. Iran’s certification of Yemen’s Houthi-aligned ambassador coincides with the intensification of dialogue between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis on ending the war in Yemen. In an official statement, the Hadi government accused Iran of breaching international law, as UNSC Resolution 2216 explicitly highlights the illegitimacy of the 2014 Houthi coup d’etat. Meanwhile, President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi’s Saudi-aligned government predictably derided al-Dailami’s appointment. Al-Dailami’s appointment was a symbolic victory for the Houthi movement, which had been courting Iranian diplomatic recognition since 2015. On November 19, Ibrahim Mohamed al-Dailami, a prominent Houthi official, was certified as Yemen’s Ambassador to Iran.
