White House taps State, DOD, DNI to provide briefing on war in Yemen

摘要

President Trump signed out a directive Sept. 10 ordering the State Department, the Pentagon and the director of national intelligence to develop a congressionally mandated briefing on the war in Yemen. The memo delegates authority to the secretary of state, the defense secretary and the DNI to fulfill reporting requirements in a section of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, "Certifications regarding actions by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in Yemen."