Yemen's Hadi: Former Leader Tried to Scuttle Power Transfer

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accused his predecessor on Sunday of conspiring with Iran to scuttle a 2011 deal backed by Gulf states to transfer power to him in cooperation with the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group. Hadi assumed office in 2012 after Ali Abdullah Saleh resigned following months of protests against his 33-year rule. Last month, Hadi fled to the southern port city of Aden last month after the Houthis battled their way to the presidential palace. He told tribal leaders,...

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