"Members of the Saudi Government's Special Office for Yemen Affairs, a committee normally headed by Crown Prince Sultan, are privately skeptical of Saleh's claims of Iranian
involvement and of his desire to regionalize the Sa'ada conflict, according to Shaif, who met with the committee during a mid-September 2009 visit to Riyadh. Shaif told EconOff on December 14 that committee members privately shared his view that Saleh was providing false or exaggerated information on Iranian assistance to the Houthis in order to enlist direct Saudi involvement and regionalize the conflict. Shaif said that one committee member told him that "we know Saleh is lying about Iran, but there's nothing we can do bout it now.""
involvement and of his desire to regionalize the Sa'ada conflict, according to Shaif, who met with the committee during a mid-September 2009 visit to Riyadh. Shaif told EconOff on December 14 that committee members privately shared his view that Saleh was providing false or exaggerated information on Iranian assistance to the Houthis in order to enlist direct Saudi involvement and regionalize the conflict. Shaif said that one committee member told him that "we know Saleh is lying about Iran, but there's nothing we can do bout it now.""
