Ilustrative image. (The U.S. Central Command)
United States President Donald Trump said on March 19 that Iran must completely halt any assistance it is allegedly supplying to the Houthis (Ansar Allah) in Yemen.
In a post on his Truth Social website, Trump warned that Iran is “still sending large levels of Supplies,” despite reports claiming otherwise.
“Iran must stop the sending of these Supplies IMMEDIATELY. Let the Houthis fight it out themselves,” the president said.
“Either way they lose, but this way they lose quickly. Tremendous damage has been inflicted upon the Houthi barbarians, and watch how it will get progressively worse — It’s not even a fair fight, and never will be. They will be completely annihilated!” he added.
As Trump made his warning, U.S. strikes hit the Houthi-held Yemeni capital, Sanaa, as well as the northern province of Saada, the heartland of the group. Al-Masirah TV, which is run by the Houthis, said that seven women and two children were wounded in a strike that hit al-Thawra district in Sanaa.
The U.S. military began launching strikes against the Houthis on March 15 upon orders from President Donlad Trump, who said that the large-scale attack was a response to the group’s attacks on shipping.
The strikes killed 53 people and left around a hundred others wounded. CENTCOM, which is responsible for the operations of American forces in the Middle East, described the large-scale attack as the start of a large-scale operation targeting the Houthis across Yemen.
The U.S. large-scale attack is yet to deter the Houthis, who said that they will “meet escalation with escalation” and vowed to keep launching strikes against Israel and vessels linked to the country as long as the war on the Gaza Strip is ongoing.
Over the last few days, the group launched four attacks against the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman and fired a ballistic missile at Israel.
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