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Nevertheless, the Omani Foreign Ministry announced later that Muscat successfully brokered a ceasefire agreement between Washington and Sanaa that will see both sides end hostilities.
“The understanding between the US and the Houthis not to attack each other is aimed at building momentum for Iran nuclear deal talks,” CNN reported, citing people familiar with the agreement. However, the agreement reportedly does not call for an end to Yemeni operations against Israel.
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According to reports in Hebrew media, Israeli authorities were caught unaware by Trump’s capitulation to Yemen. “[Authorities] were surprised by his words, and do not understand the implications of his statement,” Yedioth Ahronoth revealed.
Following the truce announcement, the Chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, confirmed that despite the Israeli aggression, “There will be no retreat from supporting Gaza, no matter the cost.”
If this deal proves durable, then it’s an unqualified win for Yemen and the Houthis. The blockade of Israel-related shipping continues, and the US will back down on its attempt to stop them.