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The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, spoke about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East nation and his framework for peace that included both political and…

Speakers that included he Yemeni ambassador to the United Nations took part in a panel discussion on the peace process in Yemen. Ambassador Khaled Alyemany gave his assessment of the status…

Michael Schmidt talked about the U.S. role in Yemen after the U.S. military fired Tomahawk missiles at radar sites operated by Houthi rebels inside Yemen, following the militant group’s…

Mark Toner briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of international topics, including U.S. airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Josh Earnest briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of topics, including the conflict in Yemen and the recent U.S. Navy incidents with Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf. He…

Elizabeth Trudeau briefed reporters on a range of international issues, including the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Yemen.

Chris Woods talked about his book, Sudden Justice: America’s Secret Drone Wars, about America’s use of drones in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia and the reaction it has caused. Mr. Woods…

Marie Harf responded to questions on a variety of international topics, including Iran’s nuclear program and the conflicts in Yemen and Ukraine.

Jeff Rathke briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of international topics, including the instability in Yemen and the release of a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship…

Asher Orkaby talked about the U.S. aircraft carrier that was shadowing a convoy of Iranian cargo ships off the coast of Yemen. He also discussed the latest in nuclear negotiations with…

Marie Harf responded to questions from reporters on a variety of international topics, including the crisis in Yemen and the nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Josh Earnest briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of topics, including the dispatch of the aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt to the coast of Yemen to intercept…

Former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein testified on the ongoing conflict and violence in that country, and Obama administration partnerships and counterterrorism efforts in Yemen and…

Marie Harf briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of international issues, including a U.S. aircraft carrier deployed to Yemeni waters and sanctions against Iran.

Josh Earnest responded to reporters' questions on a variety of issues. Topics included increasing violence in Yemen, combating *ISIL, climate change, the nuclear negotiations with Iran,…

Panelists gave presentations and then discussed the instability in Yemen and Saudi Arabia’s military intervention against the Iran-backed Houthis. Then Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. Adel…

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke at the National Press Club about global challenges and the role of the United Nations. He called for an immediate ceasefire “by all the parties” to the violence…

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter was joined in his first official news conference by Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Martin Dempsey. Topics included the Iraqi prime minister’s visit, the…

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke with reporters about the conflict in Yemen and the ISIS takeover of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, Syria. The Islamic State of…

Eric Trager talked about unrest in Yemen and the Arab League’s call for the creation of a joint military force to counter violent extremism and political instability across the Middle East.