US senators issue scathing remarks on Houthi militia

DUBAI, 13 January 2022, (TON): US senators blasted Iran’s backing of the Houthi militia in the wake of the group’s military losses in Shabwa and Marib.

In a statement to Al-Arabiya, Republican Senator Marco Rubio, a member of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, labeled the Houthi militia as Iranian agents that destabilize the region.

It added that it targets Saudi Arabia and its civilians.

He said “as long as the Houthis remain a proxy force for the Iranians, we will face a problem.”

US Senator Lindsey Graham, meanwhile, said Iran was the root of evil in the Middle East.

“The world should alert Iran that its subversive behavior must stop,” he said, adding that Tehran was looking for chaos.

Republican Senator Ron Johnson echoed his statement, tell media “we would love to see peace in Yemen, but Iran is not helping.”

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