NOTE: Before answering the following questions, read the “Background” below.

1. List the who, what, where and when of the news item.

2. List the weapons confiscated from the ship.

3. What UN order is the Iranian regime violating by continually sending weapons to the Houthi rebels in Yemen?

4. Which are the two main countries that have been (along with others) supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government?

5. Note the following:

• In 2015, President Obama signed the Iran nuclear deal (the JCPOA) despite widespread American opposition. President Trump then pulled the U.S. out of the agreement with Iran.
• In one of his first foreign policy acts after initiating talks to have the U.S. rejoin the Iran nuke deal, President Biden ended all American support for Saudi and UAE-led offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including arms sales.
• President Biden said he would prioritize diplomatic solutions to the conflict and appointed, as a special envoy, one of the U.S. State Department’s top Middle East experts.
• Biden also announced support for a cease-fire in Yemen and an effort to restart long-stalled peace talks between the internationally recognized Yemen government and the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
• “This war has to end,” Biden said. “And to underscore our commitment, we are ending all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including relevant arms sales.”

Consider the Iranian regime’s ongoing secret weapons deliveries to the Houthi rebels in Yemen - especially after Biden’s removal of U.S. support for the Yemen government in favor of restarting peace talks.
a) Do you think President Biden’s policy on Yemen and Iran will be successful in the end?
b) Will the Iranian regime come to a peace agreement? Explain your answers.
c) Ask a parent his/her opinion.