The Saudi-led Arab coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen stressed on Monday that its operations are based on purely humanitarian factors and it aims to protect the Yemeni people from Iran’s expansion and its Houthi militias. Commander of the joint forces in the alliance, Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz declared that had it not been for the coalition, Yemen would now be at the mercy of Iran. He made his remarks during the opening of a humanitarian workshop on Yemen held in Riyadh and organized by the coalition command, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Any effort in Yemen aims to improve the lives of the people to achieve development and stability, added Fahd bin Turki. Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed al-Jaber hailed the workshop, saying it serves stability to achieve security and peace in Yemen.