Saudi-led coalition ready to use 'calibrated force' to push Yemen port deal: UAE

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said the coalition struck 10 Houthi training camps outside Hodeidah governorate

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Hodeidah port's grain silos are pictured from a nearby shantytown in Hodeidah, Yemen, June 16, 2018. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad/Files
 

DUBAI: The Saudi-led coalition is prepared to use “calibrated force” to push the Iranian-aligned Houthi movement to withdraw from Yemen’s Hodeidah port city under a UN-sponsored deal, a senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official said on Wednesday.

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said the coalition struck 10 Houthi training camps outside Hodeidah governorate on Wednesday.

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“Coalition prepared to use more calibrated force to prod Houthi compliance with Stockholm Agreement,” he tweeted.