(CNN) The US rejected a request from the United Arab Emirates to provide military support to the Saudi-led coalition's operation to capture the Houthi-held port city of Hodeidah, Yemen, US and UAE officials tell CNN.

The US government rejected the coalition's request for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support as well as the use of an American minesweeper vessel to help clear the area of Houthi mines, a senior UAE official told CNN.

A US official confirmed the request for the minesweeper had been received and that it had been rejected.

The coalition had sought the minesweeper due to the Houthis' decision to mine the waters near Hodeidah, an action that the UAE official said had prevented the coalition from taking the port.

The UAE official did say the coalition is waiting for a minesweeper from France to clear the mines.

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