MARCH 15, 2025
The United States launched a “decisive and powerful” attack on Houthi militants in Yemen, President
said Saturday, an escalation against the Iranian-backed group that for months has besieged commercial maritime traffic in the Red Sea.
U.S. warships and jets launched attacks across Yemen, targeting radars, air defense sites and drone launch points, a defense official said. The operation is the beginning of a campaign targeting Houthi military capabilities, the official said, following attacks against merchant ships and U.S. forces in the region.
“The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated,” Trump said in a post on social media. “We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective.”
The U.S. designated the Houthis as a terrorist organization earlier this month, paving the way for a more focused operation against them.
In his post on Truth Social, Trump directly addressed the militants’ sponsors in Iran: “Support for the Houthi terrorists must end IMMEDIATELY!” he said, warning the government in Tehran that “America will hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!”
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
Courtesy/Source: The Washington Post
