
Il principe ereditario saudita ha chiamato due volte il presidente Usa, che ha rifiutato l'intervento diretto
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Il principe ereditario saudita ha contattato il presidente Usa mentre gli Houthi conquistavano la città portuale di Mocha.
Il principe ereditario saudita Mohammed bin Salman ha chiamato due volte il presidente americano Donald Trump ieri, esortandolo a lanciare attacchi contro gli Houthi, nelle stesse ore in cui il gruppo sostenuto dall'Iran conquistava la città portuale di Mocha sul Mar Rosso.
Lo scrive Axios citando due funzionari Usa. Trump ha rifiutato e i funzionari hanno sottolineato che, al momento, l'amministrazione non programma di intervenire direttamente contro gli Houthi, ma uno di loro ha aggiunto che l'amministrazione fornirà all'Arabia Saudita informazioni di intelligence sugli Houthi e dati per l'individuazione degli obiettivi.

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