BTW, a revealing moment, I think, in this conversation with Kerry that shows just how dominant the Saudi line has been w US policy makers on Yemen/Iran.
Kerry, who's fairly critical of Saudi involvement in Yemen, also claims that Qassem Soleimani, Iran's chief military strategist, has actually been to Yemen. I pushed back because I had thought that was a myth. He repeated the claim, but as far as I can tell, it's *not* true.
The idea that Soleimani has been to Yemen is part of a broader Saudi narrative about how the Houthi rebels are essentially nothing more than an Iranian proxy, which is really not true.
Striking that that part of the narrative has embedded itself in Kerry's view of the region.
Striking that that part of the narrative has embedded itself in Kerry's view of the region.
