Iran works to dominate the Middle East, said dissident Muslim Brotherhood (MB)'s leader Islam Al-Katatny in reference to the Iranian role in the current Yemeni crisis. He added in a statement to Al Bawaba News, "The Persian state supports Yemen's Houthis and former President Ali Abdullah Saleh to divide Yemen. The political activist blamed the loyalty of over 50% of the Yemeni army to the former President for the current crisis, accusing Saleh of executing foreign agendas to destabilize the region. He called the Arab countries to be cautious in its fight against the Houthis.