According to news from the US side on September 16, US officials recently held a meeting with representatives of the Houthis from Yemen in Muscat, the capital of Oman. According to the news, the meeting was held at the US Embassy in Muscat during the weekend of September 12-13. Previously, the Houthis advanced rapidly along the Yemeni coast and took control of a strategic area close to the Strait of Mande. People familiar with the matter revealed that during the meeting, the Houthis side told US officials that it did not plan to attack American or Israeli ships; it would only target Saudi Arabian ships. US President Trump also said during his visit to Ireland on September 12 that the Houthis told the US “they don't want to go to war with the US.”

According to news from the US side on September 16, US officials recently held a meeting with representatives of the Houthis from Yemen in Muscat, the capital of Oman. According to the news, the meeting was held at the US Embassy in Muscat during the weekend of September 12-13. Previously, the Houthis advanced rapidly along the Yemeni coast and took control of a strategic area close to the Strait of Mande. People familiar with the matter revealed that during the meeting, the Houthis side told US officials that it did not plan to attack American or Israeli ships; it would only target Saudi Arabian ships. US President Trump also said during his visit to Ireland on September 12 that the Houthis told the US “they don't want to go to war with the US.”