Houthi official says all negotiations have reached a deadlock because Saudi Arabia seeks to impose its demands on the Yemeni people, and this is not something that Sanaa will accept, Fars reports

• This war has been imposed on us, and we will not accept that Saudi Arabia will delay and play with Yemen.

Statements of deadlock in the Saudi-Houthi track have recurred throughout this conflict and have typically been negotiating positions rather than terminal breakdowns; prior rounds have cycled between public recrimination, quiet Oman-mediated contact, and eventual re-engagement, so the tell is whether this hardens into action or stays rhetorical. The transmission channel for markets has historically run through the Red Sea: episodes where talks stall have preceded renewed Houthi activity against shipping, lifting war-risk premia, insurance costs, and rerouting flows around the Cape, which tightens effective tanker and container capacity and shows up in freight rates before it shows up in crude. The distinction worth drawing is between deadlock language aimed at Riyadh directly, as here, and threats naming maritime targets; the former has often faded, the latter has not. That the remarks surface via an Iranian outlet is consistent with the established pattern of signalling through aligned media rather than formal channels. The follow-ons are any shift in coalition posture in Yemen, movement in Bab el-Mandeb traffic and insurance quotes, and whether Omani or UN mediators re-enter the frame.