The meeting, which has not been made public, was held at the US Embassy in Muscat, three of the sources said on ​the condition of anonymity. Two sources said that Oman's government, a longtime regional mediator, helped organise the meeting.

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The Trump administration ​designated the Houthis a "foreign terrorist organization" in March 2025, opens new tab, criminalising support for the group. But Washington has negotiated ⁠with them since, reaching a ceasefire in May last year after bombing the group for two months to halt a campaign of ​attacks on Red Sea shipping.

President Donald Trump said on Saturday the Houthis had phoned his administration asking the United States to keep out ​of the Yemen war. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday the US was in direct contact with the group, without giving details.

In the meeting, which one source said took place on Sunday, the Houthis told US officials they had no intention of attacking American vessels and that they were committed to ​the 2025 ceasefire with the US, two sources said.


One of the sources, a Yemeni, said the militia group also said they would not ​attack Israeli ships or any commercial vessels, except those belonging to Saudi Arabia.
According to two of the sources, the US side was represented by embassy ‌personnel.

One of ⁠those sources said the Houthi delegation included a senior official based in Muscat who is under US sanctions, Mohammad Abdulsalam. Another source confirmed Abdulsalam's presence along with that of another senior Houthi official, Abdelmalik al-Ajiri.