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US says Saudis agree to lift blockade on key Yemen port

The Saudis announced they will lift a blockade on a key Yemen port after growing pressure from the Trump administration.
A view of the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen August 16, 2017. Picture taken August 16, 2017.    To match Special Report YEMEN-SAUDI/BLOCKADE     REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad - RC11826AF340

WASHINGTON — The White House today welcomed the announcement by Saudi Arabia that the kingdom would lift a blockade on a key Yemen port; the decision followed mounting pressure from the US administration over the past month.

Even as it condemned a second Houthi ballistic missile launch that attempted to target the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday, the Donald Trump administration has been stepping up pressure on the Saudi-led coalition to lift its blockade to allow critically needed food and fuel into Yemen to alleviate one of the biggest humanitarian calamities in the world.

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