According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency, Houthi political bureau member Hizam al-Assad stated, "Mercenaries are fleeing; the so-called 'victories' only exist in the media." Speaking about what he called the continued dissemination of disinformation by Saudi mercenaries, Assad said their claimed "victories" only exist in the media and social networks. He emphasized that on the actual battlefield, Saudi mercenaries are constantly withdrawing, from Ras al-Ara on the Gulf of Aden coast to the Al-Mawasit region, and even to Taiz, where he called the "traitor Alimi" stationed.
