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The U.S.-Houthi Ceasefire
Why successful negotiations illustrate the necessity of a restrained U.S. foreign policy The Houthi ceasefire has been ...
Days after Yemeni group caused untold economic damage by hitting Ben Gurion Airport, the US president blindsided his allies; ...
The militant group in Yemen was still firing at ships and shooting down drones, while U.S. forces were burning through ...
The U.S. has ended Operation Rough Rider after 52 days of airstrikes, and a fragile Omani-brokered agreement has been reached ...
Although the Houthis and the United States have now agreed not to target each other, President Trump should fulfill his ...
The U.S. lost three $60 million F-18 fighter jets to combat-related accidents, and the Houthis shot down a half dozen MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drones, which run about $30 million a plane. The total ...
Donald Trump's flawed deal with the Houthis is unlikely to reduce their threat to maritime shipping or to Israel.
When the operation began, the Houthis were explicitly targeting Israel as well as Israeli-linked ships—though not U.S.
"They have capitulated, but more importantly, we will take their word," Trump said of Yemen's Houthi militants.
That likely means an abrupt end to a campaign of airstrikes that began in March, when Trump promised to use “overwhelming lethal force” against the Houthis.
"They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore," Trump ... Houthi leaders, their weapons and arsenals this spring, according to U.S. officials. For once period, starting in mid-March, the ...