By Steve Herman
STATE DEPARTMENT — U.S. officials on Monday expressed disappointment with a move by Iran-supported rebels in Yemen to form a new “national salvation government” in that impoverished country.
“We are concerned by reports that the Houthi faction and the General Party Congress element aligned with former President [Ali Abdullah] Saleh have claimed to announce a new cabinet unilaterally, without an official foundation and without the support of the legitimate government of Yemen or the Yemeni peace process,” State Department spokesman John Kirby told VOA. “This development contravenes the commitments provided by the Houthis and the GPC element to support the U.N.-facilitated peace process.”
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Source: voanews.com

Security and Risk Report 01/02/23
MAST’s security report issue 362 is available to read now. In the UK, there have been several terror-related court appearances in the period observed, including