{"id":130092,"date":"2025-03-16T00:50:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T00:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-orders-strikes-on-iran-backed-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-and-issues-new-warning-to-iran-the-associated-press\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T00:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T00:50:38","slug":"trump-orders-strikes-on-iran-backed-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-and-issues-new-warning-to-iran-the-associated-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-orders-strikes-on-iran-backed-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-and-issues-new-warning-to-iran-the-associated-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning to Iran – The Associated Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen\u2019s capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, promising to use \u201coverwhelming lethal force\u201d until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor.
This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from a carrier in an undisclosed location before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy via AP)
Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo\/Osamah Abdulrahman
This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from a carrier in an undisclosed location before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy via AP)
Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo\/Osamah Abdulrahman)
This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from a carrier in an undisclosed location before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy via AP)
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee\/Pool Photo via AP)
This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from a carrier in an undisclosed location before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy via AP)
President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen\u2019s capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, promising to use \u201coverwhelming lethal force\u201d until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor.
This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from a carrier in an undisclosed location before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy via AP)
This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from a carrier in an undisclosed location before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy via AP)
Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo\/Osamah Abdulrahman
Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo\/Osamah Abdulrahman
This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from a carrier in an undisclosed location before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy via AP)
This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from a carrier in an undisclosed location before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy via AP)
Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo\/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo\/Osamah Abdulrahman)
This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from a carrier in an undisclosed location before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy via AP)
This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from a carrier in an undisclosed location before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy via AP)
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee\/Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee\/Pool Photo via AP)
This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from a carrier in an undisclosed location before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy via AP)
This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from a carrier in an undisclosed location before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy via AP)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump<\/a><\/span> said he ordered a series of airstrikes on the Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Saturday, promising to use \u201coverwhelming lethal force\u201d until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels<\/a><\/span> cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. The Houthis said 13 civilians were killed in the capital, Sanaa.
\u201cOur brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists\u2019 bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom,\u201d Trump said in a social media post. \u201cNo terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World.\u201d
He also warned Iran to stop supporting the rebel group<\/a><\/span>, promising to hold the country \u201cfully accountable\u201d for the actions of its proxy. It comes two weeks after the U.S. leader sent a letter to Iranian leaders offering a path to restarting bilateral talks between the countries on Iran\u2019s advancing nuclear weapons program. Trump has said he will not allow it to become operational.
The Houthis reported explosions in their territory<\/a><\/span> Saturday evening, in Sanaa and the northern province of Saada, the rebels\u2019 stronghold on the border with Saudi Arabia. Images online showed plumes of black smoke over the area of the Sanaa airport complex, which includes a sprawling military facility.
At least 13 people were killed, said Anees al-Asbahi, spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry. In a statement on social media, he said another nine were wounded.<\/p>\n

A U.S. official said this was the beginning of air strikes on Houthi targets that are expected to continue. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the press.
Nasruddin Amer, deputy head of the Houthi media office, said the airstrikes won\u2019t deter them and they would retaliate against the U.S. \u201cSanaa will remain Gaza\u2019s shield and support and will not abandon it no matter the challenges,\u201d he added on social media.
Another spokesman, Mohamed Abdulsalam, on X, called Trump\u2019s claims that the Houthis threaten international shipping routes \u201cfalse and misleading.\u201d
The airstrikes come a few days after the Houthis said they would resume attacks<\/a><\/span> on Israeli vessels sailing off Yemen in response to Israel\u2019s latest blockade on Gaza. They described the warning as affecting the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Arabian Sea.
There have been no Houthi attacks reported since then.
Earlier this month, Israel halted all aid coming into Gaza and warned of \u201cadditional consequences\u201d for Hamas<\/a><\/span> if their fragile ceasefire<\/a><\/span> in the war isn\u2019t extended as negotiations continue over starting a second phase.
The Houthis had targeted over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two vessels<\/a><\/span> and killing four sailors, during their campaign targeting military and civilian ships between the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in late 2023 and January of this year, when this ceasefire in Gaza took effect.
The attacks raised the Houthis\u2019 profile as they faced economic and other problems at home amid Yemen\u2019s decade-long stalemated war that\u2019s torn apart the Arab world\u2019s poorest nation.
The Houthi media office said the U.S. strikes hit a residential neighborhood in Sanaa\u2019s northern district of Shouab. Residents said at least four airstrikes rocked the Eastern Geraf neighborhood there, terrifying women and children.
\u201cThe explosions were very strong,\u201d said Abdallah al-Alffi. \u201cIt was like an earthquake.\u201d
The Eastern Geraf is home to Houthi-held military facilities and a headquarters for the rebels\u2019 political bureau, located in a densely populated area.
The Houthis reported fresh strikes on the southwestern Dhamar province late Saturday. They said the strikes hit the outskirts of the provincial capital, also named Dhamar, and the district of Abs.
The United States, Israel and Britain have previously hit Houthi-held areas in Yemen. Israel\u2019s military declined to comment.
However, Saturday\u2019s operation was conducted solely by the U.S., according to a U.S. official. It was the first strike on the Yemen-based Houthis under the second Trump administration.
Such broad-based missile strikes against the Houthis were carried out multiple times by the Biden administration in response to frequent attacks by the Houthis against commercial and military vessels in the region.
The USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike group, which includes the carrier, three Navy destroyers and one cruiser, are in the Red Sea and were part of Saturday\u2019s mission. The USS Georgia cruise missile submarine has also been operating in the region.
Trump announced the strikes as he spent the day at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
\u201cThese relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk,\u201d Trump said.
Baldor reported from Washington and Magdy reported from Cairo. AP White House Correspondent Zeke Miller and AP writer Tara Copp contributed from Washington.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

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