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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce said the \u201ctakeover of southern Yemen by the Iranian-supported Houthis has led to chaos, threatening the national security interests of our regional partners and the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRegional states, led by Saudi Arabia at President Hadi\u2019s request, are taking action from the air,\u201d Royce said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe United States should support our Saudi and Gulf partners with appropriate logistical and intelligence support to combat this threat.\u201d<\/p>\n
National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said in a statement late Wednesday that President Obama \u201chas authorized the provision of logistical and intelligence support to GCC-led military operations.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile U.S. forces are not taking direct military action in Yemen in support of this effort, we are establishing a Joint Planning Cell with Saudi Arabia to coordinate U.S. military and intelligence support,\u201d Meehan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the same time, the United States continues to closely monitor terrorist threats posed by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and will continue to take action as necessary to disrupt continuing, imminent threats to the United States and our citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe strongly urge the Houthis to halt immediately their destabilizing military actions and return to negotiations as part of the political dialogue. The international community has spoken clearly through the UN Security Council and in other fora that the violent takeover of Yemen by an armed faction is unacceptable and that a legitimate political transition \u2013 long sought by the Yemeni people \u2013 can be accomplished only through political negotiations and a consensus agreement among all of the parties.\u201d<\/p>\n
The strikes came as the U.S. resumed talks with the Iranian regime, which backs the Houthis, in Switzerland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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