Biden administration responsible for attacks by Houthi rebels

Washington – A renowned US thinktank has accused the Biden administration of framing policies that encourage the Houthi rebels to launch attacks on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. The United States is losing the trust of the Arab countries given the efforts of the Biden administration to reconcile with Iran. The think tank has warned that the increasing aggression of Iran-backed Houthi rebels will pose a security threat to the UAE, Saudi, and the United States.

Moreover, in the last ten days, Houthi rebels based out of Yemen has launched two attacks with drones and missiles on the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. At the same time, the Houthi rebels launched a missile towards Dubai while Israeli President Isaac Herzog was present in the city. But, UAE successfully intercepted the attack. The United States will soon be sending destroyers and advanced fighter jets to the Middle East to counter missile and drone attacks against UAE. After a meeting of the US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, this decision. Serious accusations are being levelled against the Biden administration regarding the policies and the stand adopted towards the Houthi rebels.

A few months ago, the Biden administration removed Houthi rebels from the terror list without paying any heed to the appeals made by UAE, Saudi and the other Arab countries. Following the missile attacks by the Houthi rebels over the last month, UAE appealed to the United States to include the Houthi rebels once again on the terror list. But the Biden administration has not acted upon it. Analysts and journalists from the Middle East have criticised the US policy, which has encouraged the Houthi rebels resulting in intensified attacks on UAE and Saudi.

Last year, the Biden administration removed the Houthi rebels from the Terror List and withdrew its troops and air defence systems already deployed in Saudi and UAE. At the same time, the United States also stopped the arms assistance to Saudi and UAE. The Houthi rebels launched missile, drone, and rocket attacks on both countries by taking advantage of the situation. Saudi and UAE are using air defence systems to neutralise these attacks. As per claims made by media and analysts that the stock of interceptors with both these countries will soon be exhausted. Gatestone Institute, a renowned think tank from the United States, criticised the Biden administration quoting media, analysts, and journalists from the middle east. At the same time, the think tank has highlighted the growing resentment of the Gulf Cooperation Council over the Houthi attacks on the UAE. The United States is losing the trust of Middle Eastern countries, given its soft stand regarding the Houthi rebels. The think tank has warned that if the US continues to support Iran and the Iran affiliated terrorist organisations, it will threaten the security of the Middle Eastern countries and the United States, and the Biden administration to be responsible for it.