OPINION

To contain Iran, look first to Yemen

News, Carlos Pascual, Published on 02/05/2018

» In the Middle East, all eyes are fixed on Syria's ongoing carnage and the international response to the latest chemical attack by Bashar al-Assad's regime. But if the United States seeks stability in the region, it needs a strategy to contain Iran's threats to its neighbours. The most effective place to start defies conventional wisdom: It is building an international coalition for a ceasefire in Yemen.