At least 24 individuals lost their lives as the United States conducted extensive strikes on Yemen, with President Donald Trump issuing a warning to the Iran-aligned Houthis that “their time is up.” He also cautioned Iran to “immediately” cease its support for the group.
Key Points Regarding the US Strikes on Yemen:
Reports indicate that at least 13 civilians were killed in the US strikes targeting Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, while 11 others, including four children and one woman, were killed in the northern province of Saada, a Houthi stronghold.
A resident described the explosions as violent, stating, “They shook the neighborhood like an earthquake and terrified our women and children,” according to news agency Reuters.
The Houthis’ political bureau condemned the strikes—the first since Trump assumed office in January—as a “war crime,” stating that Yemeni armed forces are “fully prepared to respond to escalation with escalation.” Trump cited the Houthis’ threats to Red Sea shipping and pledged to “use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective.” In a post on social media, he declared, “To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON’T, HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!” Trump further warned Iran to “immediately” cease its support for the Houthis: “Do NOT threaten the American People, their President… or Worldwide shipping lanes. If you do, BEWARE, because America will hold you fully accountable and we won’t be nice about it!” Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, stated that the US government has “no authority, or business, dictating Iranian foreign policy.” He urged the US to “end support for Israeli genocide and terrorism. Stop killing the Yemeni people,” in a post on X following the strikes. Earlier this month, the Trump administration reclassified the Houthi group as a “foreign terrorist organization,” prohibiting any US engagement with them.
The Houthis, an armed group that has dominated much of Yemen over the past decade, have initiated a series of assaults on ships off its coast following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, citing solidarity with Palestinians amid the conflict in Gaza. Since 2023, the Houthis are reported to have attacked US warships 174 times and commercial vessels 145 times.
(With agency inputs)
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