Mike Pompeo, the U.S. Secretary of State during Donald Trump’s first term as president, said that the resumption of military operations against the Islamic Republic should be brought to a definitive end to the war, and that this government should not be allowed to rebuild its military capabilities.

Pompeo made these remarks on Friday, 8 Aban, in an interview with the English-language section of Al Arabiya.

He also said that the issue of the Houthis is not limited to Saudi Arabia and has regional and global dimensions.