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An Emirati gunner aboard a Chinook military helicopter scans the desert over Yemen on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. The Emiratis are part of thousands of Saudi Arabia and UAE forces fighting on the ground in Yemen to reverse the territorial gains by the Iran-backed rebels known as Houthis, who captured Sanaa last year and much of the country's north. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck)

Saudi-led coalition pounds Yemen rebels near central city

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

Illustration on Russia's interests in destabilizing Europe and the Middle East by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: Vladimir Putin, Ali Kahmenei to determining outcome in Syria

By Jed Babbin

In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, the flag of the United Arab Emirates is flown at half-staff in honor of Emirati soldiers killed in Friday's attack by Shiite rebels in Yemen, as vehicles pass it by in Dubai. Radio stations across the UAE have replaced their usual upbeat fare with Koranic recitations and classical music to mark three days of mourning commemorating the war dead, an honor typically reserved for the country's top leaders. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Gulf states stiffen determination in wake of troop deaths in Yemen

By Adam Schreck - Associated Press

Saudi-U.S. ties will be under scrutiny again when 79-year-old King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud makes an expected visit to Washington next month, his first since ascending to the throne. (Associated Press)

Saudi Arabia royal family’s grasp on power threatened by drop in oil prices

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Aug. 12, 2015, file photo, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond delivers his speech at Peking University in Beijing. Hammond confirmed the release of a British hostage, Douglas Robert Semple, by UAE forces in a military intelligence operation on Sunday, Aug. 23. &quot;The British national is safe and well, and is receiving support from British government officials,&quot; said Hammond. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

UAE army frees British hostage as al-Qaida expands in Yemen

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

President Obama speaks Aug. 5, 2015, at American University in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Arabs eye Iran nuclear deal with distrust, disapproval

By Brennan Weiss - The Washington Times

Illustration on post-Obama deal Iran's opportunity to splurge on more conventional weapons by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

THOMAS DEL BECCARO: Iran’s other victory

By Thomas G. Del Beccaro

In this photo taken Tuesday, March 24, 2015, militiamen loyal to Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi take positions at the al-Anad air base in the southern province of Lahej, 60 kilometers (35 miles) of Aden, Yemen. Hadi fled the country by sea Wednesday on a boat from Aden, as Shiite rebels and their allies advanced on the southern port city of Aden, where he had taken refuge, captured his defense minister and seized the city's airport. (AP Photo/Wael Qubady)

Troop reinforcements march on key rebel-held base in Yemen

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter pauses as he speaks with media on a military aircraft after departing Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 22, 2015, en route Amman, Jordan. While in Jiddah Carter met with Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and other Saudi officials. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

Ashton Carter: Obama failed to anticipate Iran’s role in Yemeni rebellion

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Fighters against Shiite rebels known as Houthis gather at a street in the port city of Aden, Yemen, Thursday, July 16, 2015. Saudi-backed Yemeni troops and fighters have driven Shiite rebels out of two major neighborhoods in the southern port city of Aden, Thursday, prompting street celebrations by residents after weeks of fierce fighting. (AP Photo/Abo Muhammed)

Shiite rebel shelling in Yemen near Aden kills at least 45

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 16, 2015, file photo, Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, chant slogans during a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sanaa, Yemen. Saudi Arabia shot down a Scud missile early Saturday, June 6, 2015, fired into the Sunni kingdom by Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies, the country's official news agency reported, marking what could be a major escalation in the monthslong war. A Patriot missile battery shot down the Scud around 2:45 a.m. Saturday around the southwestern city of Khamis Mushait, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. The agency blamed Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, and their allies in forces loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

U.S. let Yemen’s anti-terrorism equipment sit in warehouse — for eight years

By John Solomon - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2013 file photo, a CIA is seen in Atlanta. When the CIA killed al-Qaida’s second-in-command in Yemen last month, Obama administration officials celebrated. But many experts are questioning whether the demise of another senior extremist, the latest in a long line of militants to be taken off the battlefield, make the United States and its allies any safer from terrorism. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Obama’s counterterrorism policy facing mounting criticism

By KEN DILANIAN - Associated Press

Regime change in Iran: The Iranian people want regime change, not appeasement

By Maryam Rajavi

FILE - This image from video released Jan. 23, 2009, by al-Malahim Media Foundation and provided by IntelCenter on Dec. 30, 2009, shows the leader of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, identified by the IntelCenter as Nasir al-Wahishi, in Yemen. Al-Qaida on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 confirmed that al-Wahishi, its No. 2 figure and leader of its powerful Yemeni affiliate, was killed in a U.S. strike, making it the harshest blow to the global militant network since the killing of Osama bin Laden. (IntelCenter via AP, File)

Al Qaeda leader killed in Yemen drone strike

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Nasir al-Wuhayshi, al Qaeda's No. 2 figure and leader of its powerful Yemeni affiliate, was killed in a U.S. strike, making it the harshest blow to the global militant network since the killing of Osama bin Laden. In question now is who is going to fill his role. (Associated Press)

Nasir al-Wuhayshi death by U.S. drone strike creates al Qaeda global leadership gap

By Guy Taylor and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

This image from video released Jan. 23, 2009, by al-Malahim Media Foundation and provided by IntelCenter on Dec. 30, 2009, shows the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, identified by the IntelCenter as Nasir al-Wahishi, in Yemen. Al Qaeda on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, confirmed that al-Wahishi, its No. 2 figure and leader of its powerful Yemeni affiliate, was killed in a U.S. strike, making it the harshest blow to the global militant network since the killing of Osama bin Laden. (IntelCenter via AP, File)

Al Qaeda confirms U.S. strike killed leader of Yemen affiliate

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

Taliban and al Qaeda detainees sit in a holding at Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in this Jan. 11, 2002 photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama admin. transfers 6 Gitmo detainees to Oman

By Nerda Pickler - Associated Press

A man stands on the rubble of a house destroyed by a Saudi-led airstrike on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. A series of airstrikes from the Saudi-led military coalition also targeted Yemen's Defense Ministry building, which is under control of Shiite rebels who control the capital, Sanaa, officials said. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Airstrikes target Yemen’s rebel-held Defense Ministry

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, chant slogans during a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sanaa, Yemen, April 16, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Saudi Arabia shoots down Scud missile fired from Yemen’s Shiite rebels

Associated Press

Smoke rises from Al-Qahira castle, an ancient fortress that was recently taken over by Shiite rebels, following a Saudi-led airstrike in Taiz city, Yemen, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition kept up their airstrikes in Yemen on Tuesday, targeting the positions of Shiite rebels and their allies just hours ahead of the scheduled start of a five-day humanitarian cease-fire. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

Iran warns Saudi, U.S. against hindering Yemen aid ship

By Ali Akbar Dareini - Associated Press