US President Donald Trump said he had ordered a series of air strikes on the capital of Yemen on Saturday, Sanaa, promising to use “an overwhelming mortal force” until the Houthi rebels supported by Iran stop their attacks against the expedition along a vital maritime corridor. The Ministry of Health managed by the Houthis said that 13 civilians had been killed.
“Our brave fighters are currently air attacks against the basics, leaders and missile defenses of terrorists to protect American navigation, air and naval assets, and to restore freedom of navigation,” said Trump in an article on social networks.
“No terrorist force will prevent me from the American commercial and naval ships from navigating freely in the navigables of the world.”
He also warned Iran to stop supporting the rebel group, promising to keep the country “fully responsible” for the actions of its proxy.
This occurs two weeks after the American chief sent a letter to Iranian leaders offering a way to restart bilateral talks between countries on the Iran’s Nuclear Weapon Program that Trump said that he will not allow to become operational.
The Houthis reported a series of explosions on their territory on Saturday evening, In Sanaa and in the northern province of SaadaThe bastion of rebels on the border with Saudi Arabia. Images circulating online show black smoke plumes in the area of the Sanaa airport complex, which includes a sprawling military installation.
At least 13 people were killed, said Anees Al-Asbahi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health managed by the Houthi. In a press release on social networks, he said that nine others had been injured.
An American official said it was the start of air strikes Houthi targets that should continue. The manager spoke under the cover of anonymity because they were not allowed to speak to the press.
Nasruddin Amer, deputy chief of the Houthi media office, said the air strikes do not dissuade them and that they would retaliate against the United States
“Sanaa will remain the shield and the support of Gaza and will not abandon it, no matter the challenges,” he added on social networks.
Another spokesman, Mohamed Abdulsalamon X, called Trump’s claims that the Houthi threaten the “false and deceptive” international shipping routes.
Houthis swears to restart the attacks on the Red Sea
Air strikes are involved a few days after the Houthis said they resume attacks on Israeli ships sailing in the waters off Yemen in response to the blockade of Israel on Gaza. No Houthy attack has been reported since then.
Earlier this month, Israel has interrupted all the help in Gaza and warned against the “additional consequences” for Hamas if their fragile ceasefire in the war is not extended while negotiations continue on a second phase.
The Houthis had described their warning as settling in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Strait of Bab El-Mandeb and the sea of Oman.
The Houthi rebels have targeted more than 100 merchant ships with missiles and drones, flowing two ships and killing four sailors during their campaign targeting military and civilian ships after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas at the end of 2023 until January of this year, when a ceasefire from Israel in Gaza entered into force.
‘It was like an earthquake’
The attacks considerably increased the profile of the Houthis while they were facing economic problems and launched a repression targeting any dissent and workers of the haven
The Houthi media office said that American strikes struck “a residential area” in the northern Sanaa district in Shouab. Sanaa residents said that at least four air strikes have shaken the eastern district of Geraf in the Shouab district, women and terrifying children in the region.
“The explosions were very strong,” said Abdallah al-Alffi. “It was like an earthquake.”
Ballast Géraf shelters Houthi-To military facilities and headquarters for the rebels’ political bureau, located in a densely populated area.
THE Houthi reported new strikes on the South West Dhamar Province late Saturday. They said that strikes had struck the outskirts of the provincial capital, also named Dhamarand the district of Abs.
The United States, Israel and Great Britain have already struck regions held by Houthi in Yemen. The army of Israel refused to comment.
However, the operations on Saturday was only carried out by the United States, according to an American official. It was the first strike on the Houthis based in Yemen under the second Trump administration, and this comes after a period of relative calm in the region.
Such wide and pre-plane missile strikes against the Houthis have been carried out several times by the Biden administration in response to frequent Houthi attacks against commercial and military ships in the region.
The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, which includes the carrier, three naval destroyers and a cruiser, is part of the Red Sea and was part of the mission. The USS Georgia cruise missile submarine also operated in the region.
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Trump announced strikes when he spent the day in his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
“These relentless assaults cost the American and world economy for several billion dollars while at the same time, putting innocent lives in danger,” said Trump.
