washington monthly

For months, lawmakers and the Trump administration have engaged in fierce debates over whether the U.S. military should continue supporting the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen as it fights Iran-backed Houthi rebels. ..

civilians caught in crosshairs of yemen war

In 2015, Saudi Arabia formed a coalition with other Sunni countries – foremost the United Arab Emirates – and began targeting the rebels, whom Riyadh accuses its arch-foe Iran of supplying with weaponry. The Saudi intervention with Yemen was backed by the US, France and the UK. . ..

will america and iran go to war?

Control of Ethiopia would include mastery of Horn of Africa and Bab el-Mandeb, that Iran can control via Houthis, its proxy Yemen. Add to that Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, and Iran could, at least temporarily, lock down all the oil flowing out of Middle East. ..

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