Yemeni activists have called for imposing a ban against supporting Yemen's political parties and factions by foreign states. On a workshop held Thursday in Sana'a on political parties creation, activists asserted that political factions receive support from foreign states and use it to achieve the goals of these countries without taking into account the interests of Yemen.
Yemeni analysts accuse Iran of supporting the Houthi group with funds and weapons with the aim of sparking turmoil in Yemen, the neighboring state of its sworn foe, Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, a Saudi newspaper, Al-Sharaq, said on Thursday that Iran recruits Yemeni university graduates, particularly in the governorate of Aden with the aim of carrying out its own agendas inside the state.
Iran frequently invites Yemeni journalists, writers, students, activists and in particular Southern leaders such the former president Ali Salem Al-Beedh to Tehran.
Yemeni political sources in Aden affirmed that many Yemenis of the armed southern movement are invited to Tehran, expressing its concerns about the purposes of the visits amid allegations that Iran supports the leaders of the Southern Movement with large financial amounts.
The sources reiterated that a number of Iran-funded TV channels are under establishment and, citing that they will be specialized in covering Yemen's affairs
They emphasized that Yemeni prominent journalists and media practitioners were hired to work with these channels.
An intelligence report that was released by Al-Sharaq three months go has revealed that the Iranian regime and Hizballah work to recruit Yemeni politicians, journalists and media practitioners, particularly those who study abroad.The report pointed out that Iran aimed at sparking sectarian conflicts in Yemen in retaliation against Saudi influence in Yemen's affairs, particularly after the signature of a power transfer deal that was brokered by Saudi Arabia.
The report said that Tehran created and funded a number of parties, newspapers and TV channels in Yemen.