U.S. backs Saudi 'first step' in addressing Yemen crisisWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday welcomed a  first step  by Saudi Arabia to allow humanitarian aid to reach Yemen and called for negotiations on the country s conflict. The coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said on Wednesday it would allow aid in through the Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Salif, as well as U.N. flights to Sanaa, more than two weeks after blockading the country. About 7 million people face famine in Yemen and their survival is dependent on international assistance.  Full and immediate implementation of the announced measures is a first step in ensuring that food, medicine, and fuel reach the Yemeni people and that the aid organizations on the frontlines of mitigating this humanitarian crisis are able to do their essential work,  the White House said in a statement.  We look forward to additional steps that will facilitate the unfettered flow of humanitarian and commercial goods from all ports of entry to the points of need,  it added. A U.N. spokesman said the Saudi-led coalition had given the United Nations permission to resume flights of aid workers to the Houthi-controlled capital on Saturday, but not to dock ships loaded with wheat and medical supplies.  Reuters reported on Wednesday that U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asked Saudi Arabia to ease the blockade. The U.S.-backed coalition closed air, land and sea access on Nov. 6, in a move it said was to stop the flow of arms to the Houthis from Iran. The action came after Saudi Arabia intercepted a missile fired toward Riyadh. Iran has denied supplying weapons. The White House said it was committed to supporting Saudi Arabia and its Gulf partners  against the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps  aggression and blatant violations of international law . The Saudi-led coalition has been targeting the Houthis since they seized parts of Yemen in 2015, including the capital Sanaa, forcing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to flee. The Houthis, drawn mainly from Yemen s Zaidi Shi ite minority and allied with long-serving former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, control much of the country. The United Nations has been mediating in the conflict without much success.  The United States continues to believe that this devastating conflict, and the suffering it causes, must be brought to an end through political negotiations,  the White House said. worldnews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: U.S. backs Saudi 'first step' in addressing Yemen crisisWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday welcomed a  first step  by Saudi Arabia to allow humanitarian aid to reach Yemen and called for negotiations on the country s conflict. The coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said on Wednesday it would allow aid in through the Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Salif, as well as U.N. flights to Sanaa, more than two weeks after blockading the country. About 7 million people face famine in Yemen and their survival is dependent on international assistance.  Full and immediate implementation of the announced measures is a first step in ensuring that food, medicine, and fuel reach the Yemeni people and that the aid organizations on the frontlines of mitigating this humanitarian crisis are able to do their essential work,  the White House said in a statement.  We look forward to additional steps that will facilitate the unfettered flow of humanitarian and commercial goods from all ports of entry to the points of need,  it added. A U.N. spokesman said the Saudi-led coalition had given the United Nations permission to resume flights of aid workers to the Houthi-controlled capital on Saturday, but not to dock ships loaded with wheat and medical supplies.  Reuters reported on Wednesday that U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asked Saudi Arabia to ease the blockade. The U.S.-backed coalition closed air, land and sea access on Nov. 6, in a move it said was to stop the flow of arms to the Houthis from Iran. The action came after Saudi Arabia intercepted a missile fired toward Riyadh. Iran has denied supplying weapons. The White House said it was committed to supporting Saudi Arabia and its Gulf partners  against the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps  aggression and blatant violations of international law . The Saudi-led coalition has been targeting the Houthis since they seized parts of Yemen in 2015, including the capital Sanaa, forcing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to flee. The Houthis, drawn mainly from Yemen s Zaidi Shi ite minority and allied with long-serving former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, control much of the country. The United Nations has been mediating in the conflict without much success.  The United States continues to believe that this devastating conflict, and the suffering it causes, must be brought to an end through political negotiations,  the White House said. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: backs saudi step addressing yemen crisiswashington reuters the united states friday welcomed first step saudi arabia allow humanitarian aid reach yemen called negotiations country conflict the coalition fighting south movement yemen said wednesday would allow aid red sea ports hodeidah solid well flights santa two weeks blocking country about million people face famine yemen survival dependent international assistance full immediate implementation announced measures first step ensuring food medicine fuel reach yemen people aid organizations frontline mitigating humanitarian crisis able essential work white house said statement we look forward additional steps facilitate unfettered flow humanitarian commercial goods ports entry points need added a spokesman said coalition given united nations permission resume flights aid workers capital saturday dock ships loaded wheat medical supplies reuters reported wednesday secretary state rex tillerson asked saudi arabia ease blockade the coalition closed air land sea access move said stop flow arms youths iran the action came saudi arabia intercepted missile fired toward riyadh iran denied supplying weapons the white house said committed supporting saudi arabia gulf partners iranian islamic revolutionary guard corps aggression blatant violations international law the coalition targeting youths since seized parts yemen including capital santa forcing president manor had flee the youths drawn mainly yemen said shi ite minority allied former president ali abdullah sales control much country the united nations mediating conflict without much success the united states continues believe devastating conflict suffering causes must brought end political negotiations white house said worldnews