A high-ranking Yemeni diplomatic source in Cairo has claimed that the U.S. is refraining from dealing harshly with the Houthi rebels, in order not to anger Iran.
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Kirbi denied that the U.S. attacked Al-Qaeda strongholds in Yemen, saying that Yemen army aircraft had carried out the bombings.
He said that Yemen and the U.S. had not reached an agreement over U.S. aircraft or cruise missiles aimed at bombing Al-Qaeda targets on Yemeni soil.
Source: Al-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 4, 2010
