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AdvertisementThe Houthis appear determined to strike US and allied warships in the Red Sea. The Houthis appear determined to strike American and European warships as part of their ongoing campaign of Red Sea attacks, a senior US State Department official said. The oil tanker MV Sounion on fire in the Red Sea following multiple Houthi attacks. US warships are frequently tasked with intercepting Houthi threats, including attack drones and anti-ship missiles, above the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Related storiesUS officials have routinely said that Washington is committed to fending off the Houthi attacks, which have disrupted a key global supply route.
Persons: , Yemen Tim Lenderking, Lenderking, Pat Ryder, Washington Organizations: US State Department, European Union, US Navy, Pentagon, Houthi Media Center, Galaxy, Houthi Media, AP, US Defense Intelligence Agency Locations: Red, Europe, Yemen, Iranian, Gulf of Aden, Iran, Mandab, Russia, Gulf of Aden ., Africa
AdvertisementRussia could offer support to the Iran-backed Houthis as they menace key shipping lanes. A senior US State Department official said Moscow is engaging with the rebels at a "serious level." Russia could decide to help the Houthis with their Red Sea attacks and is engaging with the Iran-backed rebels at a "serious level," a senior US State Department official said. "It does seem as though there is a fairly serious level of engagement happening," Lenderking said of the Houthis and Russia. Tehran has provided Moscow with lethal aid, including missiles and drones similar to what it has given the Houthis in previous years.
Persons: Yemen Tim Lenderking, Lenderking, Vladimir Putin, Mohammed Hamoud Organizations: US State Department, State Department, United, Lebanese Hezbollah, US Navy, US Locations: Russia, Iran, Moscow, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Washington, Ukraine, United Nations, Lebanese, Israel, Tehran, Gulf of Aden, Red
But even the lesser label of specially designated global terrorist group could jeopardize U.S. and Saudi efforts to construct a lasting peace deal to end the conflict. The conflict created a humanitarian catastrophe that Mr. Biden, as a candidate in 2020, vowed to address. Following a debate within the Trump administration, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization and a specially designated global terrorist group in mid-January 2021. In February 2021, less than three weeks after Mr. Biden took office, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken reversed Mr. Pompeo’s designations. Asked by a reporter last week whether he considered the Houthis a terrorist group, Mr. Biden did not equivocate.
Persons: Biden, Yemen’s, Trump, Jake Sullivan, Tim Lenderking, Mike Pompeo, Antony J, Blinken, Tom Cotton, Mr, ” Mr, Cotton, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, , Organizations: U.S, State Department, Economic, Sana’a Center, Strategic Studies, United Arab Emirates, United Arab, U.S . Agency for International Development, United Nations, Associated Press, Republican, United Locations: Houthi, Yemen, Iran, U.S, United States, Saudi, Gaza, Israel, Davos, Switzerland, Al Qaeda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Arkansas, United Arab
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to the kingdom on Sunday and reviewed what the White House called "significant progress" in Yemen peace efforts, the White House said. Sullivan, President Joe Biden's top White House national security aide, also thanked the crown prince for Saudi support to U.S. citizens during evacuation from Sudan, the statement added. U.S. special envoy Tim Lenderking travelled to Oman and Saudi Arabia earlier this month to seek to advance Yemen peace efforts, the State Department said. A Saudi-led military coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015 after the Iran-aligned Houthis ousted the government from the capital Sanaa. But the White House statement made no mention of Israel.
April 14 (Reuters) - Senior aides to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday hailed progress toward resolving conflict in Yemen after "constructive" talks in Saudi Arabia with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. The meetings included Biden's top Middle East adviser, Brett McGurk, and his Yemen envoy, Tim Lenderking, and took place on Thursday and Friday, said Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council. "The U.S. side confirmed its support for the defense of Saudi Arabia against threats from Yemen and elsewhere." The White House summary did not mention the surprise decision earlier this month by Saudi-led OPEC+ to cut oil production. Yemen's war is seen as one of several proxy battles between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
watch nowU.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Friday disputed claims that a forthcoming visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia signals America's waning influence in the Middle East, insisting that the U.S. is "not going anywhere." Reports emerged Thursday that Xi is to arrive in Saudi Arabia next week for a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — the Chinese premier's first official foreign visit since 2020 — as Beijing and Riyadh seek to consolidate ties. US President Joe Biden being welcomed by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Alsalam Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 15, 2022. "The United States is a vital partner to not only Saudi Arabia but each of the countries in the region," he said. That included convincing Saudi Arabia to extend and strengthen a U.N.-mediated truce and engaging in talks to end the war.
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