A new wave of riots has rocked Yemen. Protesters want to oust the president, a US ally in the fight against Al Qaeda in Yemen. The opposition is aligned with Iran, and a new president would likely be anti-American and allow A Qaeda safe heaven in Yemen.
Meanwhile, the White House has extended no help to the Yemeni president and thwarts Saudi plans to assist him.
In Bahrain, anti-government protests have turned into sectarian clashes, with Iran overtly taking the side of the Shiites. Instead of helping the Bahraini monarch, who hosts a US Navy base in his country, the White House told the opposition leaders that the government’s concessions, which they had already agreed to, are insufficient.
