Trump says ‘decisive’ military action against Houthis in Yemen is underway
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Via: vic-eldred • one month ago • 25 commentsBy: Story by Kevin Liptak, CNN
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President Trump says he has ordered a “decisive” military action against Houthi rebels in Yemen, opening a new salvo against the Iran-backed group that has targeted shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
Trump said the US would deploy “overwhelming lethal force” against the group “until we have achieved our objective.”
“They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
He said US personnel were carrying out aerial attacks on Houthi bases, leaders and missile defenses “to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom.”
“No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World,” Trump wrote.
Trump approved the Houthi strike plan — which he requested to be drawn up several weeks ago — late last week, and the final order was given on Saturday to begin what officials describe as a sustained attack on the group’s positions in Yemen.
Some members of Congress received briefings from the White House on Saturday.
Further actions after Saturday will depend on battle damage assessments from this series of strikes, a US defense official told CNN. But there is expected to be more action against the Houthis over the next several weeks.
A larger campaign of strikes took time to organize and plan because the US had to collect the intelligence necessary for more sweeping attacks against the Houthis, and that took a considerable amount of time. A senior military official recently told CNN the intel collection required for broader strikes had been completed.
The US has been working to degrade Houthi capabilities for months as the entity worked to disrupt international shipping lanes in the Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest waterways, calling the attacks a response to Israel’s war in Gaza against Hamas. The group has targeted more than 100 ships and vessels, including with drones, missiles and small ships.
The Biden administration sought to respond by carrying out targeted strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen, including attacking underground weapons storage facilities in October and November, but the actions did not prevent further attacks.
The Houthis had previously promised to stop attacks on ships in the Red Sea so long as the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was maintained. For more than a year, the group had carried out attacks on cargo ships in what it called revenge against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza, leading to a protracted crisis in the sea’s busy shipping corridor.
“This ban will continue until the crossings into the Gaza Strip are opened and its needs for food and medicine are allowed to enter,” the Houthis said on Tuesday.
“This is not a one off. This is the beginning of an ongoing series of events that will last days if not weeks,” a source familiar with the strategy told CNN. “There is not and will not be an invasion or troops on ground. But there will be a series of ongoing strategic targeted attacks.”
Earlier this year, Trump signed an order designating the Houthis a “foreign terrorist organization.”
Trump, in his message, said the Biden administration’s approach to the Houthis was “pathetically weak, so the unrestrained Houthis just kept going.”
“It has been over a year since a U.S. flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden. The last American Warship to go through the Red Sea, four months ago, was attacked by the Houthis over a dozen times,” he wrote.
“Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at U.S. aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies. These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk,” he went on.
“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!” he said.
At least nine people were killed and nine injured by the attacks on the Yemeni capital, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.
The president also offered a message to Iran, which backs the group.
“To Iran: Support for the Houthi terrorists must end IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT threaten the American People, their President, who has received one of the largest mandates in Presidential History, or Worldwide shipping lanes. If you do, BEWARE, because America will hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!” The president wrote.
CNN’s Alayna Treene, Oren Liebermann and Mohammed Tawfeeq contributed to this report.
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Don't fuck with Trump.
The usual suspects will find fault with this action also.
The pacifist? The author of the Doha Agreement? The guy who wants Zelensky to bend over and accept defeat?
First Trump bombed Somalia twice, now Yemen?
Here we go back down the same YellowBrick Middle East Road, probably to the same fantasy results.
At least our MIC will get more munition contracts!
Go Navy ! Kill us some Houthis !
[✘] In reality, Zelensky stalemated, if not defeated. Many on the left and the Trump haters appear to want the killing to continue.
Ignoring the Brandon administration actions yet again?
You think Brandon didn't bomb the Houthi in Yemen?
Democrats/leftists were for bombing the Houthi before they were against it.
Oh look, here is Brandon redeploying US ground forces in Soimolia.
Here is Brandon targeting ISIS/ISL in Somolia.
But Trruuummmmppppp!!!!!! It is beyond fucking pathetic. If Brandon would have done his damn job Trump wouldn't need to be taking these actions now. And that includes in Ukraine.
They will? We stopped supply the biggest wasters of US munitions when Trump cut off the Nazis and Fascists in Ukraine. You should be happy- The MIC will be concentrating on restocking the US military needs; and their foreign contracts (hopefully not on the US taxpayer dime like Ukraine). Maybe we won't have to "borrow" munitions with interest from South Korea again like Brandon did. Trump Is actually concentrating on the real threats to the US. Of course like the Taliban and Al Qaeda; we created ISIS/ISIL- you can thank Bush Jr and Obama for that.
Which is exactly what you cheered when Brandon did it. Without the fucking condemnation and sarcasm. "Orange Man Bad!" we get it. Come up with some new material already.
Peace through strength.
the only way to have peace
Many on the right are celebrating Houthis getting the business end of 500lb GDAMNS,
did you have a point?
Did I touch a nerve or what?
In the future if you waste your precious time responding to me, please save yourself the time and effort you put into this response
and just stick to the things I have actually written here.
I'm sure we can at least dispense with "Brandon" and "Orange Man bad" which appear to be living rent free in your head.
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"" Trump, in his message, said the Biden administration’s approach to the Houthis was “pathetically weak, so the unrestrained Houthis just kept going.”
I feel the same about both Trump and Biden dealing with Russia
How did you feel when Trump stopped the Nord stream Pipeline or when he fired missiles into Syria killing about 300 Russian soldiers.
Support missiles into Syria and don't remember details about the Nord stream pile line
From 2019:
President Donald Trump has signed a law that will impose sanctions on any firm that helps Russia's state-owned gas company, Gazprom, finish a pipeline into the European Union.
The sanctions target firms building Nord Stream 2, an undersea pipeline that will allow Russia to increase gas exports to Germany.
The US considers the project a security risk to Europe.
Both Russia and the EU have strongly condemned the US sanctions.
Congress voted through the measures as part of a defense bill last week and the legislation, which described the pipeline as a "tool of coercion", was signed off by Mr Trump on Friday.
Nord Stream 2: Trump approves sanctions on Russia gas pipeline
Well the pipeline was finished in spite of sanctions and supposedly the Ukranians took care of that the old fashioned way.
Mercenaries and most likely from Prigozhin's Wagner Group that Putin used as an expendable lynching force in a number of countries to rape, steal and kill. They were as expendable as Prigozhin ultimately was.
Good point. Trump pretty much destroyed the Wagner Group.
More like Biden on both. Biden took off the sanctions, and he probably went along with the sabotage without even knowing it.
The Syrians want the Wagner Group back, especially around the air field and the port.
The Malis are getting their asses killed by the Wagners on a daily basis.
Trump didn't destroy them, Putin tore the head from the snake and remade them into his own fools.
And?
And the black sox played their hearts out.
And that is the reason Putin said let me invade now.
Nonsense, by 2022 The Wagner Group was estimated to be up to 50,000 strong and was the main Russian battle group in the Battle of Bakhmut. The 300 you mentioned was but a drop in the bucket. It's past time to stop exaggerating ... leave that nonsense to your 'Fűhrer'.
Supposedly we expended as many munitions in December 2024 as one of the highest months in WWII either alone or with the UK.
and they just keep coming.
UPDATE:
The US launched military strikes against Yemen’s Houthis on Saturday over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping, with President Donald Trump warning, “Hell will rain down upon you” if the Houthis do not abandon their campaign.
“The explosions were violent and shook the neighborhood like an earthquake. They terrified our women and children,” one of the residents, who gave his name as Abdullah Yahia, told Reuters.
The Houthis launched more than 100 attacks targeting shipping from November 2023, saying they were in solidarity with Palestinians over Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.
US hits Houthis as Trump orders 'decisive military action' over shipping threat | The Times of Israel
Supposedly the US launched the most missiles and munitions since WWII just in December of 2024 against the Houthis.
Good for the Military Industrial Complex if the new budget can handle it.