U.S. ignored warnings about Houthi threat, Yemeni leader says

The U.S. was warned about the dangers Houthi rebels posed before Israel’s war with Hamas but “they didn’t do anything,” a senior politician in Yemen said.

DAVOS, Switzerland — The U.S. was warned about the dangers Houthi rebels posed to the Middle East before Israel’s war with Hamas but “they didn’t do anything,” the vice president of Yemen’s United Nations-recognized government told NBC News. 

Maj. Gen. Aidarus al-Zubaidi said he met with American and British officials on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in September and told them that the Iran-backed militant group was regrouping and rearming during a pause in fighting in its long-running war with a coalition led by Saudi Arabia. 

“They wrote everything down,” al-Zubaidi said Sunday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan are expected to speak about returning stability to the Middle East. 

“They didn’t do anything,” said al-Zubaidi. 

NBC News has approached the State Department for comment. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/houthis-yemen-us-ignored-warnings-threat-rcna133951

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