TREE NEWS update: Houthi senior member Mohammed al-Bukhaiti said on September 20 that the United States recently communicated with the group through Omani mediators to ask whether it planned to attack US targets in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Al-Bukhaiti said the Houthis made clear they will not attack US or other countries’ targets in the strait, with Saudi Arabia the only exception.
Houthis Say US Contacted Them via Oman, Pledge No Red Sea Attacks on US
AI take
The significance lies less in the Houthi denial than in the channel: US outreach through Oman suggests Washington is testing whether a de-escalation arrangement can be separated from the Saudi conflict. That distinction matters for shipping and insurance risk in Bab el-Mandeb, and for Gulf states positioned as intermediaries. Whether this communication produces a durable understanding, or remains a one-off signal, is the open question.
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