White House calls on Yemeni rebels to cease 'escalation'
The United States on Wednesday urged Yemen's Houthi rebels to halt the conflict's escalation after Saudi Arabia said the armed group attacked one of its oil tankers in the Red Sea.
- Middle East
- AP
- Published Date: 12:00 | 04 April 2018
- Modified Date: 05:23 | 04 April 2018
The White House is calling on Yemen's Houthi rebels to "cease further escalation," after a Saudi-led coalition battling the rebels said they attacked a Saudi oil tanker.
Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Wednesday that the United States is "very concerned about the Houthis' latest attempt to escalate the war in Yemen."
Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea on Tuesday, causing "minor damage" to the ship, the Saudi-led coalition battling the rebels said. The attack occurred in international waters west of the port of Hodeida in Yemen, which is under Houthi control.
Sanders said: "We call on the Houthis to cease further escalation and demonstrate their commitment to a peace process by engaging in constructive dialogue."