Event·Diplomatic

U.S. Held Secret Talks With Houthis After Red Sea Offensive, Reuters Reports

16 SEP 2026 · 1642Z

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.