article_snippet.sent: International officials are concerned that Iran could surreptitiously attempt to transfer weaponry to the Houthis.
article_snippet.sent: President Barack Obama told MSNBC that the United States has been clear in the United States messages to Tehran on sending weapons to Houthi rebels inside Yemen.
article_snippet.sent: What we've said to them is if there are weapons delivered to factions within Yemen that could threaten navigation, that's a problem," President Barack Obama said in the interview, a clip of which aired on NBC Nightly News.
article_snippet.sent: we're not sending them obscure messages, we send them very direct messages about it," President Barack Obama said.
article_snippet.sent: There is a message for Iran as well.
article_snippet.sent: The United States alongside the international community, including the United Nations, is serious about the Iranians not providing weapons to the Houthis," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Tuesday.
article_snippet.sent: "Providing weapons to the Houthis only exacerbates the violence and instability in the region in a way that will have continued terrible impact on the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
article_snippet.sent: The heightened tensions could have broader consequences for the relationship between the U.S. and Iran, coming weeks after the announcement of a framework agreement to limit Iran's nuclear program.
article_snippet.sent: Officials on Capitol Hill and elsewhere pointed out that the situation in Yemen adds an additional challenge when it comes to reaching a final deal.
article_snippet.sent: Assad in Syria and their fueling this war in Yemen.
article_snippet.sent: If you're going to use U.S. air power, what else is going to happen to make sure you stop the Houthis?
article_snippet.sent: McCain blamed President Barack Obama's foreign policy for the deteriorating situation.
article_snippet.sent: us did not take care of the regime that was in place, the president that was in there.
article_snippet.sent: It is a symptom of us failure throughout the Middle East.