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Looming midterms paralyze Trump's ability to help US ally after deadly attack: analyst

Yemen’s Houthi militants carried out a deadly attack on U.S. ally Saudi Arabia Saturday that killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300, but the looming midterms will likely limit the Trump administration’s response, according to conflict analyst Hisham Al-Omeisy . “Fortunately, I don’t see them rushing for major action,” Al-Omeisy, senior Yemen…

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