The Folly of Abandoning Saudi Arabia in Yemen
The United States cannot lose sight of the key strategic objective in Yemen: to prevent the creation of a southern Hezbollah.
Yemen
U.N., Congress Give Iran Pass on Murdering Scores With Landmines in Yemen
The international community handed Iran a collective pass this week as it commemorated its annual landmine awareness day with almost no mention of the growing strife in Yemen, where around one million Iranian landmines have been placed underground, threatening scores of civilians.
McCarthy: ‘Sad Day’ When Dems Reject Israel Amendment to Yemen Bill
Trump Frees American Imprisoned in Yemen
The White House announced on Monday that an American citizen who had been held hostage in Yemen for the past 18 months has been successfully “recovered and reunited” with his family.
Tom Cotton Makes Last-Ditch Effort to Preserve U.S. Support for Saudis in Yemen
In a last-ditch effort to preserve U.S. backing for the Saudi-led operation in Yemen, Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) on Thursday introduced two amendments intended to weaken a Senate War Powers Resolution that called for an end to American involvement.
Two Missile Launchers Found in Yemen Appear to Be From Iran
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Two launch units for anti-tank guided missiles recovered by a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen appear to have been manufactured in Iran during 2016 and 2017, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
Iranian Forces in Yemen Demand Arms Smuggling Routes Be Opened
Iranian-backed forces in Yemen are demanding the reopening of the country’s international airport, a stumbling block in tense negotiations taking place this week between warring factions in Sweden, according to U.S officials and Western sources on the ground who told the Washington Free Beacon this demand by Iran’s Houthi rebels would allow Tehran to continue importing weapons and militants in an area of the Middle East that leaves Israel vulnerable to attack.
Trump Admin Rejects Rand Paul’s Effort to Get U.S. Out of Iranian-Backed Conflict in Yemen
Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) is encouraging the Senate to suspend U.S. arms sales to Bahrain, an American ally, as it serves on behalf of a Saudi military coalition battling against Iranian-backed militias in Yemen, according to a copy of a letter being hand-delivered to offices on Capitol Hill and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Mattis, Pompeo Call for Ceasefire in Yemen Within 30 Days
Experts Warn Against U.S. Withdrawal from Yemen Conflict Amid Saudi Criticism
Regional experts are warning against knee-jerk calls to pull American support from the Saudi-led alliance battling Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen amid heightened congressional scrutiny of the U.S. relationship with the Gulf kingdom.
