US-Houthis hold back-channel talks to keep Red Sea open
TL;DR
U.S. diplomats met Houthis in Muscat with Omani help to discuss sustaining the May 2025 ceasefire and keeping the Bab al-Mandeb Strait open, while the Houthis pledged to limit attacks to Saudi targets and ensure freedom of navigation for other ships, as Washington seeks to avoid full involvement in Yemen’s war.
- U.S. diplomats meet with Houthis as Red Sea crisis intensifies Axios
- US officials met Iran-backed Houthis in Oman over the weekend, sources say Reuters
- US opts not to back Saudi Arabia in Yemen after meeting Houthi leaders theguardian.com
- Trump leaves Saudis in the lurch with hands-off response to Houthi advances The Hill
- Despite signing a defence pact with Pakistan and Türkiye, Saudi Arabia keeps rushing to the US for help against an Iran-backed enemy threatening its oil trade off Africa Business Insider Africa
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