Yemeni Minister of Information Muammar Al-Eryani warned of the "catastrophic economic effects" of the Houthis' signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Iranian Stock Exchange and Securities Organization, to establish an organization for the stock exchange in Sana'a.

Al-Eryani explained in a tweet on Twitter that "the money market between the two parties will be used as a cover for the movement of funds, the withdrawal of the currency and the cash reserve looted from the state treasury, and its investment in the Iranian stock exchange."