The National Defence Council is responsible for drawing up defense strategy, advising on issues related to declaring the war, mobilization, and state of emergency. On 22 October 2022, the council held a meeting in Aden to discuss attacks claimed by the Houthis movement on al-Dhabba and Nashimah oil ports in Hadramaut and Shabwah governorates. The council took a decision no. (1) to label the Houthi group a terrorist organization.
