Ambassador says group’s weapons pose danger to the region, but remains upbeat a deal will be implemented in the port of Hodeidah
Matthew Tueller, US ambassador to Yemen. REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE
While the truce has largely held, the troop withdrawal by both parties has yet to materialise with each side blaming the other for lack of progress. The deal aimed to avert a full-scale assault on the port, which is a lifeline for millions of Yemenis facing starvation. Tueller said he had “not given up hope” that the deal would be implemented in Hodeidah, where thousands of Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition are massed on the outskirts.
The Sunni Muslim coalition twice tried to seize the port in 2018 in a bid to weaken the Houthis by cutting off their main supply line. The UN and aid groups fear a full-on offensive may disrupt operations at the port that handles the bulk of Yemen’s imports and trigger mass starvation.
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