Yemen

Sailors man the rails as the USS Theodore Roosevelt is manuvered into it's berth at the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va. U.S. Navy officials say the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the waters off Yemen and will join other American ships prepared to intercept any Iranian vessels carrying weapons to the rebels fighting in Yemen. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Pentagon: Reports false of Iran intercept by USS Roosevelt

Tara Copp · April 20, 2015 6:50 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to end the Saudi-led air campaign against the Houthis in Yemen and establish a cease-fire. (AP Photo)Â

WH: Iran’s demand for cease-fire in Yemen is ‘ironic’

Susan Crabtree · April 20, 2015 6:27 pm

If This Is What Success Looks Like, Just Imagine Failure

If This Is What Success Looks Like, Just Imagine Failure

Geoffrey Norman · April 17, 2015 6:32 pm

The Gulf States Grapple With the Turmoil in the Middle East

Hussain Abdul-Hussain · April 15, 2015 2:17 pm

Former Secretaries of State Kissinger, on right, and Schultz criticized the administration's deal with Iran. (AP File Photo)

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State on Kissinger, Schultz op-ed on Iran: ‘We’re living in the real world’

Susan Crabtree · April 8, 2015 8:49 pm

Iranian Warships Near Yemen

Iranian Warships Near Yemen

Geoffrey Norman · April 8, 2015 2:35 pm

After nuclear framework, will Obama be able to confront Iran?

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After nuclear framework, will Obama be able to confront Iran?

Brian Hughes · April 7, 2015 9:00 am

The Pentagon announced Monday that U.S. refueling support for Saudi air operations in Yemen will go forward, but would be allowed only outside of Yemeni airspace. (Getty Images)

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U.S. increases role in Yemen with refueling help

Tara Copp · April 6, 2015 5:52 pm

Â "U.S. forces are not taking direct military action in Yemen in support of this effort," a Pentagon spokeswoman said.Â

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Pentagon: No U.S. airstrikes in Yemen

Tara Copp · April 1, 2015 6:02 pm

Iran has come to the table now because it wants desperately to end international and U.S. sanctions against it. (AP Photo)Â

Will Obama really walk away from a bad Iran deal?

Washington Examiner · April 1, 2015 9:00 am

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi, right, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri leave a press conference at the conclusion of an Arab summit meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

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Arab nations agree to form unified military to combat common threats

Ethan Barton · March 29, 2015 8:26 pm

Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir speaks during a news conference. Al-Jubeir says his country began airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who drove out the U.S.-backed Yemeni president.

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Conflict in Yemen is not a proxy war: Saudi official

Ethan Barton · March 29, 2015 3:18 pm