Saada, Yemen 0
21 March 2019

Secretary Pompeo posited that "we're very hopeful that this pressure [against Iran] will convince the Huthis that they need to return to the political table, they need to have a discussion, they cannot win this militarily, and that we're determined to ensure that order is restored in Yemen". "I imagine that there's very little that the Huthis do that isn't at the direction of the ayatollah [Khamenei] or [Qods force commander] Qasem Soleimani", he added. 

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