The US is purposely blocking a Yemen peace deal that was negotiated between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia,
The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
The US decision to re-designate the Houthis as
“Specially Designated Global Terrorists” will block the payment of public sector workers living in Houthi-controlled Yemen, who have gone without pay for years.
The payment of civil workers has been a key demand of the Houthis and
is part of the first phase of the peace deal...
... the Houthis, who govern the most populated area of Yemen, have been clear the operations will only stop once the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza ends.
Instead of pressuring Israel to stop its onslaught, President Biden launched a new war against the Houthis, which has dramatically escalated the situation...
...President Biden has acknowledged the strikes
are not “working”...But he vowed to continue bombing Yemen anyway.
The US supported a Saudi/UAE-led coalition in Yemen in a brutal war that killed
at least 377,000 people between 2015 and 2022. More than half of those killed died of starvation and disease caused by the bombing campaign and blockade.
A truce between the Saudis and Houthis has been held since April 2022, but a formal peace deal hasn’t been signed...
This week, a Houthi official said the Yemeni group was ready to formally make peace with the Saudis...
Some members of the US and Saudi-backed Yemeni presidential council are calling for a ground campaign against the Houthis...
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