Trump Says Houthis Agree To Not Fight US Amid Attacks On Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump said Sunday that Yemen's Houthis have agreed not to attack the United States, despite the Iran-allied group stepping up its war against US ally Saudi Arabia, Fox News reported.The network's reporter Trey Yingst, who often talks to Trump, cited the president saying that Washington is "in constant communication with the Houthis and that they've agreed not to fight the United States."Trump has made the claim before that the Houthis are holding back from attacking US forces in the region. "The Houthis called us and they don't want to fight with us," Trump said during a visit to Ireland on September 12.
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