The Obama administration continues to temper its criticism of the Saleh regime despite a deadly crackdown on protesters. The U.S.-backed Saleh regime has declared a “state of emergency” following its killing of at least 45 protesters in the capital, Sana’a, on Friday. In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesperson Mark Toner urged “all sides” to practice restraint.

Mark Toner: “What we’re looking for is a path to — or rather, dialogue that leads to a peaceful solution. We’re not going to make any predictions about what may happen in Yemen or the results of that political dialogue. We just continue to call on all sides and all parties to demonstrate restraint and use dialogue to work for a peaceful resolution.”