US officials met Iran-backed Houthis in Oman over the weekend: Reuters
The Houthis said they would spare U.S. and Israeli vessels and stay with the 2025 ceasefire, sources said.
- Over the weekend, US officials met with representatives of the Houthis in Oman at the US Embassy in Muscat, according to five sources familiar with the matter.
- The Iran-backed Houthis last week seized effective control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline, including the historic port of Mocha and Perim Island in the "Gate of Tears" strait.
- During Sunday's meeting, the Houthis assured US officials they would not attack American or Israeli vessels, with senior officials Mohammad Abdulsalam and Abdelmalik representing the delegation.
- President Donald Trump said Saturday the Houthis phoned his administration requesting the US stay out of the war, while Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed sought US military support amid the group's advances.
- Washington has negotiated with the group since designating them a "foreign terrorist organization" in 2025, though a State Department spokesperson declined to confirm the recent meeting, citing core US interests.
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A discreet meeting took place in Oman over the weekend between a US diplomatic team and representatives of the Yemeni Islamic radical Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement, the Times of Israel has learned.
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The talks were held at the U.S. Embassy in the city of Muscat and were mediated by the Omani government.
The meeting took place at the U.S. Embassy in Oman and ended with a guarantee from the Houthis that commercial ships, not from the U.S., will be attacked, but only from Saudi Arabia.
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