On November 4, local time, the US “Wall Street Journal” quoted several people familiar with the matter as revealing that after the Houthis in Yemen attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea and took control of key areas in the Strait of Mande, the Saudi side had contacts with the Houthis in an attempt to explore the possibility of cessation of hostilities through negotiations. The conditions offered by the Houthis were: 51 billion US dollars. According to the report, people familiar with the matter revealed that the Houthis said that the funds were aimed at compensating for losses caused by Saudi Arabia's military attacks and long-term blockade against Yemen over the years. People familiar with the matter said that the two sides have discussed other amounts since then, but the message conveyed by the Houthis is very clear: if Saudi Arabia wants to end the conflict, it will have to pay tens of billions of dollars. As of press time, neither Saudi Arabia nor the Houthis had responded.

On November 4, local time, the US “Wall Street Journal” quoted several people familiar with the matter as revealing that after the Houthis in Yemen attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea and took control of key areas in the Strait of Mande, the Saudi side had contacts with the Houthis in an attempt to explore the possibility of cessation of hostilities through negotiations. The conditions offered by the Houthis were: 51 billion US dollars. According to the report, people familiar with the matter revealed that the Houthis said that the funds were aimed at compensating for losses caused by Saudi Arabia's military attacks and long-term blockade against Yemen over the years. People familiar with the matter said that the two sides have discussed other amounts since then, but the message conveyed by the Houthis is very clear: if Saudi Arabia wants to end the conflict, it will have to pay tens of billions of dollars. As of press time, neither Saudi Arabia nor the Houthis had responded.