Mohamad Elmasry, a professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, stated that the Saudi-led coalition's press conference aimed to address 'military and security failures,' as missiles penetrating defenses have damaged perceptions of Saudi deterrence. He added that the Houthis also face an 'image crisis,' with their actions against civilian infrastructure viewed as 'reprehensible' by the global community. Elmasry noted that the international community remembers the Saudi-led coalition's alleged 'war crimes' between 2015 and 2022, according to Al Jazeera.