Yemen is moving further toward a full civil war as Iran-backed rebels threaten to take over Yemen’s second largest city, Aden. Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to go to Switzerland to continue nuclear talks with Iran, but he said he will not mention Iran’s sponsorship of the chaos happening in Yemen.
"We certainly share the concern that Iran has in many regions in the area played a destabilizing role," said State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf.
When asked by AP’s Matt Lee whether this will have any impact or come up during Kerry’s trip back to negotiate with Iranian leaders, Harf said she did not anticipate it would come up.
Harf said the negotiations will be focused on the nuclear deal and that the State Department does not want to complicate things by bringing up Iran’s sponsorship of terrorism.