Senators Urge Biden to End Saudi Blockade of Humanitarian Imports Into Yemen
A group of Democratic senators asked President Joe Biden to do more to end the Saudi blockade of humanitarian goods into Yemen, saying it is preventing food, medicine and fuel imports into the country. The senators, including Elizabeth Warren of…
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Massachusetts and Patrick Leahy of Vermont, said in a May 19 letter that Biden should use “diplomatic and economic leverage” to force Saudi Arabia to end the blockade. The U.S. should demand that Saudi Arabia allow delivery of food, fuel and other humanitarian aid through the Hodeidah port, the senators said. “Failure to provide such access should have a direct impact on our relationship with Saudi Arabia, to include pending weapons sales, military cooperation, the provision of maintenance for war planes and spare parts, as well as U.S.-Saudi ties more broadly,” the letter said. “The current commercial fuel import standoff must end today and be decoupled from ongoing negotiations.”