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US President Trump over the weekend considered ordering a strike against the Houthis in Yemen before deciding to hold off for now, two US officials said reports Axios

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President Trump considered strikes against Yemen's Houthis over the weekend but held off to avoid triggering a second maritime choke point at Bab-al-Mandeb.

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"The president changed his mind and did not want to open a Pandora's box by striking because it could cause the Houthis to hold the Bab-al-Mandeb at risk and create a second choke point," Alex Plitsas, a fellow at the Atlantic Council and former Pentagon official, told Axios.

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