YEMEN PROXY WAR - Yemen vs Iran Allied Rebels

"On the ground with Yemeni soldiers battling Iran-allied rebels" PBS NewsHour 5/3/2021

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SUMMARY:  Three months ago, President Biden ended American military involvement in the war in Yemen and reversed President Trump's decision to designate the Houthis a terrorist organization.  But soon after, as special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports, the Houthis launched an offensive east from the capital Sana'a, towards the city of Marib, the last stronghold of Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces.

PRESIDENT BIDEN - Foreign Policy Shift

"In foreign policy shift, Biden lifts terrorist designation for Houthis in Yemen" PBS NewsHour 2/16/2021

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SUMMARY:  The Biden administration on Tuesday officially lifted the designation of the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen as a global terrorist organization.  That announcement comes within a larger review of the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia.  Nick Schifrin reports on the prospects of diplomacy, and speaks to Timothy Lenderking, the new U.S. Envoy to Yemen, to learn more.