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In this April 13, 2015 photo released by U.S. Navy Media Content Services, helicopters fly from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt during a vertical replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Gulf of Oman. The U.S. Navy has dispatched USS Theodore Roosevelt toward the waters off Yemen to join other American ships prepared to intercept any Iranian vessels carrying weapons to Houthi rebels, U.S. officials said on Monday. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/ U.S. Navy Media Content Services via AP)

FRANK GAFFNEY: Carrier strike group in Gulf as Yemen unravels

By Sean MacCormac

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 is prepared for take-off from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo.

U.S. Navy carrier group, Iranian ships flow into Arabian Sea

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 17, 2014) The Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Hurricane (PC 3) leads other coastal patrol ships assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron 1 (PCRON 1) in formation during a divisional tactics exercise. U.S. Navy photo.

U.S. Navy warships deployed to Yemeni waters, could block Iranian weapons

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif laughs during a press conference with his Spanish counterpart Manuel Garcia Margallo in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) ** FILE **

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, says nation seeks ‘good relations’ with neighbors

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Militiamen loyal to President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi ride on an army vehicle on a street in Aden, Yemen, on March 20, 2015. Yemen's Shiite rebels, backed by supporters of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, have seized the third-largest city after capturing the capital Sanaa in September, effectively splitting the country in half and hindering U.S. efforts to combat a powerful local al Qaeda affiliate. Hadi, a close U.S. ally, fled house arrest in Sanaa last month and has set up a base in the port city of Aden, the former capital of the once-independent south. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Al Qaeda captures major airport, oil terminal in south Yemen

By Ahmed Al-Haj - Associated Press

Saudi Arabian Ambassador Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir speaks during a news conference at Saudi Arabian Embassy in Washington, Wednesday, April 15, 2015, about the Saudi's military campaign in Yemen. Egypt and Saudi Arabia are mulling whether to hold a joint military exercise in the kingdom as airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition are continuing to pound Shiite rebels in Yemen. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Saudi envoy says Riyadh committed to fight against al Qaeda

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, right, holds a new conference before leaving to the United States at Baghdad airport, Iraq, Monday, April 13, 2015. The prime minister is making an in-person appeal to President Barack Obama for more help in defeating the Islamic State militants, hoping recent gains in the fight fueled by U.S. airstrikes will encourage more investment from a war-weary United States. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Haider al-Abadi, Adel al-Jubeir spar over Yemen

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 24, 2013)Two F/A-18E Super Hornets from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 participate in an air power demonstration over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released) 130424-N-TC437-663
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Inside the Ring: Russia Cold War posture resumes with Pacific military activity

By Bill Gertz

Aid workers unload humanitarian relief supplies for civilians affected by a Saudi-led airstrike campaign from a cargo plane at the airport in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, April 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemeni rebel mortar attack kills 3 Saudi border guards

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, center, leaves the Parliament building where Pakistani lawmakers discuss the crisis in Yemen, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April, 2015. Zarif is on a two-days visit to Pakistan to discuss the conflict in Yemen, where a Saudi-led air campaign supported by Pakistan is battling Iranian-supported Shiite rebels. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Pakistani lawmakers vote to stay out of Yemen conflict

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Secretary of State John F. Kerry talked with Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Oman's minister of foreign affairs, during a meeting of Persian Gulf delegates in March. Oman helped kick-start secret nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington in 2013. (Associated Press)

Oman suited for Middle East peacemaker role amid rising tensions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a news briefing at the Saadabad palace in Tehran in this Friday, April 3, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Hassan Rouhani of Iran warns: Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen a ‘mistake’

By Nasser Karimi and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

In this picture taken on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, and released by the semi-official Fars News Agency, Iranian warship Alborz prepares before leaving Iran's waters. (Associated Press/Fars News Agency, Mahdi Marizad) **FILE**

Iran sends navy vessels to waters off Yemen, raising stakes

By AHMED AL-HAJ and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Iran sends navy vessels near Yemen amid airstrikes: report

By Ahmed Al-Haj and Brian Rohan - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida before their working lunch at the foreign ministry's Iikura guest house in Tokyo Wednesday, April 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Yuya Shino, Pool)

U.S. defense chief warns of al-Qaida gains in Yemen

By KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

In this Saturday, April 4, 2015, file photo, Yemenis search for survivors in the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in a village near Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

Saudi-led airstrikes hit Yemen’s south amid ground fighting

By Ahmed Al-Haj - Associated Press

Illustration on U.S. enabling of Iran's nuclear capability by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DONALD LAMBRO: Iran a nuclear nightmare for Israel

By Donald Lambro

Yemenis stand amid the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in a village near Sanaa, Yemen, in this Saturday, April 4, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

U.N. agency says at least 74 children killed in Yemen fighting

Associated Press

Yemenis stand amid the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in a village near Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, April 4, 2015. Since their advance began last year, the Shiite rebels, known as Houthis have overrun Yemen's capital, Sanaa, and several provinces, forcing the country’s beleaguered President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi to flee the country. A Saudi-led coalition continued to carry out intensive airstrikes overnight and early Saturday morning targeting Houthi positions. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Pakistan says Saudi-led coalition in Yemen wants troops

By Asif Shahzad - Associated Press

Members of Pakistan's civil society chant slogans against the Saudi-led coalition targeting Shiite rebels in Yemen in Lahore. Pakistan's defense minister confirmed a request for soldiers Monday, raising the possibility of a ground offensive (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Saudis seek troops from Pakistan ahead of possible Yemen invasion

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times