The airstrikes on Saturday “actually targeted multiple Houthi leaders and took them out,” National Security Adviser Michael Waltz told ABC News.
“We just hit them with overwhelming force and put Iran on notice that enough is enough,” he said in a separate appearance on Fox News.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that the US would conduct “unrelenting” strikes against the Houthis until the rebel group ceases its military actions targeting US assets and global shipping.
Speaking on Fox News, Hegseth said the campaign was a response to: 1. the scores of attacks the Houthis have launched on ships since November 2023 2. and served as a warning to Iran to stop backing the group.
“This will continue until you say, ‘We’re done shooting at ships. We’re done shooting at assets,'” Hegseth said.
