New U.S. Push for Yemen Peace Faces Hurdles

Two U.N. envoys have come and gone after trying and failing to reach peace deals; ‘the obstacles are many’

Asa Fitch in Dubai and

Saleh al-Batati in London

Nov. 1, 2018 4:12 p.m. ET

Yemen’s internationally recognized government on Thursday welcomed new U.S.-led peace efforts, while analysts cautioned that previous diplomatic failures point to the challenges facing any renewed bid to end the three-year war.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis this week both urged a Saudi-led, U.S.-backed coalition and its Yemeni enemies—the Iran-backed Houthi rebels—to agree on a cease-fire, part of a Trump administration effort to end the conflict.

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