Move to begin rearming Saudis with offensive weapons comes after MEE reported Russia deployed officers to assist Houthis
The Biden administration will lift its ban on the sales of offensive weaponry to Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported on Friday, a move that reverses the three-year US ban amidst ongoing attempts by the administration to broker a Saudi-Israel normalisation deal.
The Biden administration first invoked the ban on offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia in February 2022, a move that came after US lawmakers, progressive activists, and antiwar groups were calling on Washington to end its support of the Saudi-led coalition's war efforts in Yemen.
War broke out in Yemen in 2014 after the Houthi rebel group seized the capital Sanaa, prompting Saudi Arabia and allied Gulf Arab countries - chiefly the United Arab Emirates - to launch a coalition to fight against the Houthi gains and reinstate the internationally recognised government.
This didn't work the last time it occurred and I don't think the Saudis will want to risk their oil infrastructure and increase internal tensions this time around. Hopefully, this is more posturing and less human suffering.