that they might appoint a military council, which is a replacement of rabbuh mansur hadi. i doubt it. a military council would pave the way to more anarchy. the only man that has international legitimacy is rabbuh mansur hadi. but we do know from our sources that negotiations are still underway as we speak, between representatives of president hadi and representatives of the houthis. if they can come to an agreement within this hour then he might turn down a little bit his rhetoric and -- which are to different factions saying that we're looking forward to a much better future. if the situation remains as it is now, i expect him to further escalate, lash out at the president. the houthis said it is going to leak new phone conversation between hadi and his advisors where he was trying to undermine the houthis. this shows you the tension which is mounting in yemen. >> okay. i'll come back to you in just a moment, but we're going to cross over to the united states. in the u.s. kimberley is joining us live from washington, d.c. there seems to be news about two yemeni nationals

it could lead to the resignation abd rabbuh mansur hadi. from al jazeera,. >> let's go over to yemen and speak with a visiting scholar at the middle east center where his research focuses on yemeni and gulf politics. so what makes this cease-fire agreement this time any different than the past ones? >> it is not not at all. i wish it was different. ultimately, i think it would be one of the cease-fires that would not end up houthi part of the cease-fire agreement. >> will the situation unfold on monday in yemen force the international community to act more act more decisively and act more quickly with regard to the regional powers. >> it has not been effective as it thought, it's not as effective as it should be. but there is right now a chance move for a move. i know for a fact, however that saudis have removeed because houthies have taken over. if the cabinet or current government remains with this much focus the houthies will expand. >> even by supporting the cabinet the houthies have proven over the past couple of months and definitely