{
  "id": 4915096,
  "title": "US must support Yemeni government and regional allies to counter Houthis, experts say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-must-support-yemeni-government-and-regional-allies-to-counter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T18:44:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/01/us-must-support-yemeni-government-and-regional-allies-to-counter-houthis-experts-say/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Support from the US and regional allies is necessary to counter Houthi actions in the Red Sea, according to experts addressing Congress. The US has struggled to stop attacks on shipping in the Red Sea or curb the group's regional influence since the beginning of its involvement in 2021. Nadia Al-Dawsari, a Middle East Institute fellow, suggested that empowering Yemen to retake territory from the Houthis is the most sustainable way to reduce the threat. This does not require US military presence, but US leadership and support for the Yemeni government in terms of political, military, and economic assistance. Yemen has witnessed conflict since 2014, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths, displacement of over four million people, and a severe hunger crisis. Although a truce was in place in 2022, the Houthis continue to attack international shipping and collaborate with terrorist groups. Allison Minor, director of the Project for Middle East Integration at the Atlantic Council, emphasized that ongoing conflict benefits the Houthis and noted the weakness of the Yemeni government as a significant factor in their strength. US military strikes have been conducted against Houthi bases, but they have proven ineffective as the group regroups. The US has also imposed sanctions on the Houthis, but they have found ways to circumvent them. Experts propose that the US should provide arms, training, and intelligence support to Yemen and pressure countries like Russia and China, which supply the Houthis with weapons. Democratic Congressmen highlighted the lack of a strong US diplomatic presence in the Gulf as a hindrance to the situation, pointing out the elimination of the special envoy to Yemen under the Trump administration and the absence of ambassadors to key regional allies. The experts concluded that the current US approach to Yemen is ineffective and that significant changes are needed.",
  "summary": "The US should provide support to Yemen's internationally recognised government and back regional allies to counter Houthi actions in the Red Sea, experts told Congress on Tuesday. The House foreign affairs subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa heard that successive administrations have failed to permanently stop attacks on shipping in the Red Sea or curtail the group's influence in the…",
  "key_points": [
    "US and regional allies must support Yemen to counter Houthi threat",
    "Empowering Yemen to retake territory is sustainable solution",
    "US should provide arms, training, and intelligence support to Yemen"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "US must support Yemeni government and regional allies to counter Houthis, experts say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-must-support-yemeni-government-and-regional-allies-to-counter-4917002",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:44:40.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}