The comments came during a discussion about Saudi Arabia’s decision to carry out a strike on Sanaa airport, an action described as highly unusual and reportedly supported by President Trump.
Kempfer was asked what the strike could mean for the broader region and whether other Gulf states might take similar action.
In his words, Hal Kempfer said, “I think what it’s doing is it’s signaling to Iran, we tried to get some sort of agreement which is going nowhere on restraining them and cutting off their support of these proxy movements across the region, whether it’s Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon, anything like that.Read More Here>