U.S. Held Secret Talks With Houthis After Red Sea Offensive, Reuters Reports
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U.S. officials held secret talks with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia in Oman after the Houthis seized a strategic portion of the Red Sea coast in an offensive against Saudi-backed forces, signaling ongoing regional tensions.
U.S. 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.