The US said its security cooperation with Saudi Arabia was not a “blank cheque” as Riyadh agreed to mount an investigation into a widely condemned air raid on funeral in Yemen that killed 140 people. The White House issued a statement saying it had begun an “immediate review” of its support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen. The US, like the UK, supplies arms to Saudi Arabia and practical military advice, even though the precise extent of that advice is disputed. US security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank cheque. Saudi Arabia fears the Houthis are proxies for its regional rival, Iran.

Source: The Guardian October 09, 2016 12:02 UTC