Meanwhile, pursuing missions such as internal solidarity and managing relations between the north and south can help unity.

The current crisis in Yemen simultaneously includes political, economic, social, and security aspects that reinforce each other. Yemen has many different actors, and both internal and external groups can affect the future of division or unity. The main parties of the conflict in Yemen include forces, political groups, institutions, ideologies, and numerous sects. Zaidis constitute approximately 40% of the population, and the Houthi movement, there is no northern force comparable to Ansarullah or Houthi forces.

In the military field, the Houthis, with strategic infrastructure and warehouses, anti-ship missiles, and the production of weapons, are one of the main actors in Yemen in any division or unification of the country.

The continuity of the Houthi (Ansarullah) government has strengthened their position. Their demands include the liberation of assets, the provision of minimum services and the maintenance of support networks, the lifting of sanctions and the Saudi-led blockade, compensation for war damages, and a fundamental change in Yemen’s political structure.

Southern Yemen is a strategic region due to its two-thirds of the country’s area and proximity to the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea. But the multiplicity of actors in this area is evident. In 2017, the Southern Transitional Council was established.

The Transitional Council of the South does not represent the majority of votes in the South, but it is an important supporter of the division of Yemen. In fact, according to the separatists of South Yemen, it has lost its existence as a country, and it is very important to recognize the right of the people of South Yemen to determine their destiny.

On April 7, 2022, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the (former) president of Yemen, formed the Presidential Leadership Council and transferred all the powers........

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