New York Times report on Tehran role in Yemen US ceasefire
The New York Times, Citing Iranian Officials, Claims Tehran Played a Role in Halting Yemeni Attacks on U.S.Ships
According to the English section of the “webangah News Agency” citing Mehr News agency,The New York Times reported,quoting Iranian officials,that Tehran convinced Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement to halt attacks in the Red Sea.
The New York Times claims Iran took this step to advance negotiations with the U.S.over reaching an agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program.
U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday announced an immediate halt to attacks against Yemen. The New York Times, citing two Iranian officials—one from the Foreign Ministry and another from the Islamic Revolutionary guard Corps—stated that Tehran “persuaded the Houthis to stop attacking U.S. ships in the Red Sea” as part of Oman’s efforts to broker a ceasefire between America and Yemen.
CNN reported, citing informed sources, that Brian Hook (Note: Corrected name—original text mistakenly referred to “Steve Whitcomb”), Donald Trump’s special envoy for West Asia, collaborated with Omani officials last week to mediate a ceasefire between the U.S. and Yemen.
These sources added that this ceasefire is intended to accelerate nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S., where Hook also plays a key role.
After Trump announced late last night that his country would halt attacks on Yemen, Yemeni officials and Ansar Allah reiterated their continued support for Gaza while emphasizing that it was Washington—not Sanaa—that requested a ceasefire.Reuters cited one of Ansar Allah’s leaders stating that their truce agreement with Washington did not involve direct negotiations with American officials but solely entailed halting attacks on U.S naval fleets without any commitments regarding Israel (the Zionist regime).
