Trump rejects Yemeni leader's plea for help against Houthi advances

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President Donald Trump has rejected Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi's request for military assistance against Iran-backed Houthi advances, according to Reuters, offering no direct pledge of support. The refusal follows Trump's earlier rebuffs of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's requests for US intervention, as Houthi forces captured territory along Yemen's Red Sea coast, including Mocha, Dhubab, and Perim island. US officials met Houthi representatives in Oman this month, receiving assurances against attacks on US bases and ships, leading Trump to avoid striking the Houthis despite the strategic threat to a waterway carrying 12 percent of global seaborne oil.


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