on that day, the southern transitional council leaders and forces under the command of tarik sal established. the message was as long as the hudeda port and the coasts are illegally occupied by the saudi led coalition, the rivals won't be allowed to use the southern ports. on the other hand, saudi arabia, that wanted to construct oil and gas fields and extend pipelines from yemeny soil in order to reduce its dependence on the hormose trait hasn't even been able to secure iits interest in the marib oil and gas fields because marib ( occupied by the former yemani government of mansur hadi is beseeged by popular forces in yemen. if the conflicts in yemen resume, the saudis and the militants supported by riyad might lose control over the city and the oil fields, which would in turn disrupt a major part of the saudi economic aspiration in yemen. yemen's geopolitical importance on the coast of babandab straight as well as the rich natural resources in the country clearly show why several regional and extra regional powers have been draining their military power, political force and financial resou