Trump Asks Saudi Arabia to Allow Immediate Aid to Yemen

Trump Asks Saudi Arabia to Allow Immediate Aid to Yemen
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before departing the White House for New York in Washington, U.S., Dec. 2, 2017. Reuters/James Lawler Duggan
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WASHINGTON–U.S. President Donald Trump called for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Dec. 6, to immediately allow humanitarian aid to reach the Yemeni people, suggesting Washington had run out patience with a Saudi-led blockade that has been condemned by relief organizations.

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Iran-aligned armed Houthi movement in Yemen’s civil war started a blockade of ports a month ago after Saudi Arabia intercepted a missile fired toward its capital Riyadh from Yemen.