WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Yemeni President Rashad Al-Alimi on Sunday, Reuters reported on Monday, discussing the advances of the Iran-backed Houthi militia around a vital global waterway. Al-Alimi requested US support for his government in its fight against the Houthis, who this month took key areas along the Bab Al-Mandab strait, according to the report, which cited four people familiar with the matter. Two of the sources, one Yemeni and one Western, told
