The White House said Thursday that President Joe Biden will end support for Saudi Arabia’s controversial war in Yemen – his first major foreign policy reversal. President Barack Obama began support for Saudi Arabia and President Donald Trump ramped it up, but Biden will announce during his visit to the State Department that it’s ending. ‘Today he will announce an end to American support for offensive operations in Yemen,’ said National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan at the White House press briefing. The move would fulfill a campaign pledge by Biden, whose administration plans to pursue diplomacy to end the overall conflict in Yemen. Sullivan also said Biden will freeze Trump’s planned withdrawal of some U.S. troops stationed in Germany. President Joe Biden will end support for Saudi Arabia’s controversial war in Yemen – his first major foreign policy reversal Saudi Arabia began the offensive in 2015 to counter a Yemeni Houthi faction that had seized territory in Yemen and was launching cross-border missiles at Saudi Arabia; numerous civilians have been killed in the fight President Barack Obama began support for Saudi Arabia and President Donald Trump ramped it up, but Biden will announce during his visit to the State Department that… Read full this story
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