Blinken Assures UAE Leader of US Defence Help Over Houthi Attacks, Iran

Blinken Assures UAE Leader of US Defence Help Over Houthi Attacks, Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, attend a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Rabat, Morocco, on March 29, 2022. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via Reuters
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RABAT—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to assure Gulf monarchies on Tuesday that Washington is determined to help them fend off attacks from the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen.

Blinken met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates, in Morocco as part of a trip to the Middle East and North Africa.