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US Backs Saudis' Effort to Revive Peace Deal with Houthis

US Backs Saudis' Effort to Revive Peace Deal Withwith Houthis

Published MAY 14 2024

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The Spin

With its willingness to revive the Saudi-IsraeliHouthi peace talks, the US is expressing its commitment to peace and regional security. Yet the Houthis continue to escalate, while the Iranian regime is seeking to bolster its regional standing by supplying the rebels with massive amounts of weapons. Meanwhile, both remain indifferent to the worsening cholera epidemic in Yemen. Washington is ready to negotiate peace, and it's nowtime onfor the Houthis and Tehran to de-escalate.

Voice of America

That the US is now desperately looking to revive the Saudi-Houthi peace process is the final admission of Washington's regional defeat. The Saudi-Israel "normalization efforts" and the Yemen war were part of a US-led geopolitical strategy to reshape the region in favor of the Israeli regimeIsrael. Yet the Houthis not only foiled this plan, but they also embarrassed the US in the Red Sea. If Washington and the Saudis want peace, they must end their aggression against Yemen and Gaza.

Al Mayadeen English

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 12% chance that Saudi Arabia will establish diplomatic relations with Israel before Jan. 20, 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.