The resolution aimed to end US backing for a war that Democratic House speaker Nancy Pelosi has labelled 'a horrific humanitarian crisis'
Cars queue for petrol in Houthi-held Sanaa, Yemen, April 16 2019. Picture: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAHYemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday slammed US President Donald Trump's veto of a Congress resolution directing him to end support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen as proof Washington was behind the conflict.
"Others followed that decision and execute the wishes and ambitions of the United States," Abdelsalam added, referring to Saudi Arabia and its allies. Trump said US support for the war between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and Huthi rebels, who control the capital Sanaa, was necessary to"protect the safety of the more than 80,000 Americans who reside in certain coalition countries".
Khashoggi was killed inside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul. His murder sparked international condemnation of Saudi Arabia and thrust the Yemen war into the global spotlight.Democrats argue that US involvement in the Yemen conflict, which includes intelligence-sharing, logistical support and now-discontinued aerial refuelling, is unconstitutional without congressional authority.Washington's involvement in Yemen long predates Trump.
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