US diplomats held direct talks with Houthi representatives in Oman to preserve a ceasefire and keep the Red Sea open, leaving Saudi Arabia to fight the Iran-backed group entirely on its own.
According to the FBI, Bedi was involved in a scheme between March 2024 and June 2025 that caused a loss of at least $600,000 to the US government. His store dealt with customers who used Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards to access SNAP benefits.