An American acknowledgment of holding periodic direct discussions with the Houthis

The United States of America revealed that it held direct discussions with the Houthi militia on a regular basis, calling on it to return to the Yemeni-Yemeni political process, at a time when the Houthi militia accused the United States and Britain of planning to expand the escalation against it.
This came in the words of Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf, in a press conference, noting that the situation changed slightly after the seventh of last October, when the Houthis delegated to themselves the task of detaining all ships passing through the Red Sea.
Lief explained that she does not classify her country’s communications. With strong discussions at this stage, stressing that Washington is using all means, diplomatically and militarily, to dissuade the Houthis from their ill-considered adventure and get rid of their stock of weapons intended for use against the commercial movement of ships, according to its description.
For its part, the Houthi militia accused the United States and Britain of planning To expand the escalation against them, threatening to target their interests and bases in the region.
Meanwhile, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his regret for obstructing efforts to bring peace to Yemen, without mentioning the responsible party.
He said in television statements, The international organization regrets the obstruction of the efforts made by Saudi Arabia to end the war in Yemen.
UN envoy Hans Grundberg said in previous statements that the tension in the Red Sea and recent developments in the Middle East hindered the momentum of negotiations, after reaching a road map to resolve the Yemeni crisis.
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