Coverage dated October 20, 2026

US moving away from Middle East security guarantor role, Barrack says

Headline from Al-Monitor

The US envoy said that direct US military intervention on the ground against the Houthis would be "fruitless."

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Al Jazeera
US leaving oil-for-security approach, not Middle East: Envoy Tom Barrack (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Oct 20, 2026
Al Jazeera's feed description
Barrack highlights limits of US interventions, admitting past regime changes in the Middle East were often mistakes.
Al-Monitor
US moving away from Middle East security guarantor role, Barrack says (opens Al-Monitor)
Published Oct 20, 2026
Al-Monitor's feed description
The US envoy said that direct US military intervention on the ground against the Houthis would be "fruitless."