The Biden administration continues to disappoint the Emirates and Saudi Arabia
Doron Peskin, Middle East Expert 24.02.2022
While the Biden administration has been busy lately trying to recruit Saudi Arabia and also the Emirates in order to increase oil supply in the face of the crisis in Ukraine, it continues to disappoint the two Gulf states.
Authorities in the United States have announced sanctions against the pro-Iranian Houthi terrorist group in Yemen. The network includes straw companies and ships. The expectations of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi that require Washington to re-declare the Houthis as a terrorist organization, as it was during President Trump’s tenure.
The U.S. says declaring the Houthis, who are attacking Saudi Arabia and the UAE with missiles and UAVs, as a terrorist organization will make the humanitarian effort in Yemen even more difficult.
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