US officials met Iran-backed Houthis in Oman over the weekend: Reuters
The Houthis reportedly said they would spare U.S. and Israeli vessels and keep to a 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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US Officials Hold Quiet Talks With Houthis As Red Sea Offensive Escalates - American Liberty News
American diplomats reportedly met Houthi representatives in Oman to preserve a fragile ceasefire and protect shipping as the Iran-backed group expanded its control near a critical maritime chokepoint. U.S. officials reportedly held direct, unannounced talks with representatives of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement in Oman over the weekend, opening a diplomatic channel as renewed fighting threatens […]
After new fighting in Yemen, the US apparently had direct talks with the Huthi militia.
Trump declines to back Saudi Arabia as US officials reportedly meet Iran-backed Houthis in Oman
US officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, days after the Iran-backed militia seized a strategic stretch of the Red Sea coast in a sweeping offensive that routed Saudi-backed forces. U.S. President Donald Trump has so far rebuffed pleas from the Saudis for military support fighting the Houthis. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
Representatives of the U.S. government had direct talks in Oman with representatives of the Houthi rebels in the context of the resurgence of fighting in Yemen, learned Thursday DPA from diplomatic sources in Riyadh, reports Agerpres. At the meeting of the U.S. Embassy in Oman, Yemeni rebels assured that they would not attack U.S. or Israeli ships in ...
The US and the HUTHISTS negotiated in Oman on the safety of navigation in the Red Sea amid a new escalation of the conflict and fierce attacks in Yemen.
Following the resumption of hostilities in Yemen, US government representatives have spoken directly with representatives of the Houthi rebels, the dpa agency learned on Thursday from diplomatic sources in Riyadh.
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