Pompeo: We think we are on the 'cusp' of ceasefire in Yemen US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urges senators not to abandon America's increasingly contentious backing of Saudi Arabia in the war in Yemen, arguing that pulling back would worsen the brutal conflict. "Debating a resolution on the senate floor" he said "is just poorly timed. We are on the cusp of allowing the US envoy Martin Griffiths to, in December, gather the parties together, and hopefully get a ceasefire in Yemen." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES (COMPLETES VID1270270_EN)