State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked about US plans in Yemen moving forwards, and about the State Department's diplomatic efforts in the region.
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00:00meeting coming up but I'll have that to you. And was it Yemen? Yes. Obviously the U.S. has been
00:06engaged in a military campaign over there for the past several weeks. Is the State Department
00:11leading any diplomatic path to get to whatever end result it is that the U.S. wants? And we've
00:18seen reports that the U.S. is now looking at potentially supporting ground invasion in Yemen
00:24supporting factions inside Yemen which had no momentum after the military. Well I won't speak
00:31on any negotiations that may or may not be happening or diplomatic considerations. I think
00:38many people have seen reports regarding actions that may or may not be happening on the ground
00:42in Yemen as the Houthis' ability to resist is degraded. That's not something I can remark
00:50on. Of course though, when we think about the nexus of the nature of what's happening
00:55in the Middle East, the United States has made its point clear as the Secretary, through the
01:00Secretary and through the President, through ceasefire work and the nonstop efforts regarding
01:05the issues in Israel and on the Gaza Strip. And certainly now in the remarkable fact that
01:12Iran is at the table regarding their condition, which has also been affected of course by the
01:18degrading of Hezbollah, certainly the disaster that Hamas has brought that region, including
01:24Iran. So when we think about the ceasefire and making people's lives better, it certainly
01:30affects the entire region. And I think that's what we can all count on. Yes, ma'am.
01:35Yes, ma'am.