Riyadh/Dubai/London, Sept. 22 -- Riyadh/Dubai/LondonHouthi fighters pushed to seize strategic heights in Yemen on Monday to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces, after a report that President Donald Trump had called off US strikes on the group at the last minute.
The New York Times reported that the Trump administration had prepared to launch airstrikes on Sunday against the Houthis after fresh pleas from the Saudi crown prince. But the newspaper said Trump called off the airstrikes at the last minute, even as troops were loading bombs onto aircraft.
Meanwhile, oil prices eased on Monday to their lowest level in 12 days, as investors hoped for diplomatic progress on the war.P15
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