rafidainscope - A press report confirmed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made two phone calls to US President Donald Trump, requesting US military action against the Houthis. The report stated that the US president refused to intervene militarily in
Yemen despite Mohammed bin Salman's insistence, explaining that Trump stressed to the Saudi crown prince that the United States has no plans for direct military intervention against the Houthis in Yemen. The report added that the commander of the US Central
Command traveled to Saudi Arabia to coordinate with it regarding the Houthis' advances in recent battles. It is noteworthy that the Ansar Allah Houthi movement announced its full control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, affirming through its political bureau that it
has no intention of closing the strait to commercial ships or imposing financial fees for crossing it.
