in syria, which had for a long time looked to be well away from any conclusive resolution one way or the other. can the same be said for yemen at the moment? afraid so. for yemen at the moment? there is a school of thought that, if the houthis did, either by an agreement or some kind of military breakthrough, take the city of marib, then they may be more inclined to talk and there may be something to talk about. and there is a un envoy who works very hard on all of this stuff. however, you know, it is my impression from having looked at these situations many times over the years that diplomacy tends to work when either there is some very powerful force that is motivated, a big country, to bash heads or when all sides are so exhausted and debilitated and drained that they are ready to make a deal. and neither of those factors applies in yemen at the moment. and you were mentioning the saudis ongoing support for the government.