US: Military Pressure on Houthi militia will force them to engage in peace process

September Net

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Tim Lenderking said that military pressure on the Houthi militia will force them to negotiate and make concessions.

In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Lenderking noted the military pressure is understandable in light of Houthis’ total rejection of engaging in the political peace process and if it also guarantees that they come to the negotiating table.

For the US, Iranian influence on Houthis is detrimental to the peace process as it encourages Houthi hostility, such as the firing of rocket attacks on neighboring Gulf States, like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, he said.

Houthi violence acts as one of the main inhibitors of effecting peace in the country where millions of Yemenis face the risk of famine.