Trump's national security team holds unannounced Camp David talks on Iran war, Yemen: Axios
“US President Donald Trump's senior national security officials gathered on Friday at Camp David for closed-door discussions on the Iran war and the Saudi-Houthi conflict in Yemen, Axios reported. Citin…”
Citing three American officials, Axios said Vice President JD Vance presided over the undisclosed meeting, which ran for hours. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, special envoy Steve Witkoff, CIA chief John Ratcliffe and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine also took part.
One official said issues were settled or discussed at length. With talks stalled, Trump is weighing a return to large-scale combat operations against Iran. The Pentagon,, is preparing to send a third aircraft carrier strike group and additional Marine ships to the Middle East, adding up to 10,000 troops.
The WSJ, citing US officials, said the forces are expected to arrive by the end of November. Trump earlier said he could resume strikes on Iran after the midterm elections in early November if no deal is reached.
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Meanwhile, Riyadh is urging Washington to join airstrikes on the Houthis, the rebel group fighting government forces in Yemen since 2014, ahead of a planned offensive. Trump has been reluctant, though officials said he could reverse course.
Houthi projectile hits school in Saudi Arabia's Najran: Civil DefenceA projectile launched by Yemen's Houthi group struck a school in Saudi Arabia's southern city of Najran on Friday, causing material damage, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, citing a Civil Defence spokesman.
The spokesman said that emergency teams responded after a "hostile projectile" launched by the Houthis fell in the area,. He said the projectile hit a school in Najran, causing material damage. Standard procedures for such incidents had been carried out, he added.
Earlier, the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognised government said it intercepted and destroyed three ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis toward the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait. Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognised government against the Houthis since March 2015.
The group has controlled the capital Sanaa and several provinces since September 2014.
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