Keeping the Camp David meeting secret shields Iran-Yemen policy from public accountability

The policies, political debates, and institutional decisions shaping how the United States engages with Iran, from diplomacy and sanctions to military and congressional action.

Trump administration national security officials met at Camp David on October 2, 2026, to consider the Iran war and Saudi-Houthi conflict in Yemen. Saudi planners were considering an offensive to retake the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the United States had not committed to join it.