'Message to Iran': officials confirm US launches large-scale strikes on Houthis in Yemen US official to Post: Strike on Houthis a message to Iran
US President Donald Trump: "Houthis, your time is up, Hell will rain down upon you."
The United States struck Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday evening in a message to Iran, at a time when the administration is proposing to open negotiations on its nuclear program, a US official told The Jerusalem Post
The strikes will last "days, possible weeks" an official told Reuters.
At least nine were killed and nine injured in the strikes, a spokesperson for the Houthi-run health ministry said on X
The air and naval strikes hit the Houthis’ radars, air defenses, and missile and drone systems The New York Times reported. The strike’s goal is to open international shipping lanes in the Red Sea, which have been disrupted by the Houthis.
Houthi-run Al Masirah TV previously said on Saturday that an attack targeted the Yemeni capital Sana’a, without providing further details.
The Iran-backed Houthi terror group paused attacks on Israel, which it began in support of Hamas, during the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. However, the Houthis announced last week that they would recommence attacks in response to Israel’s blockade on aid in Gaza.
