President Donald Trump of the United States on Saturday launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing no fewer than people.
In a post on his Truth Social, Trump also issued a stern warning to Iran, the Houthis’ main backer, against supporting the group, saying it needed to immediately end the support.
According to Trump, if Iran threatened the United States, America will hold it fully accountable and, they won’t be nice about it.
It was gathered that the unfolding strikes, which reportedly might continue for weeks, represent the biggest US military operation in the Middle East since Trump took office in January.
It came as the United States ramps up sanctions pressure on Tehran while trying to bring it to the negotiating table over its nuclear program.
“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,” Trump wrote
According to the Houthi-run health ministry, no fewer than 13 civilians were killed and nine injured in US strikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa,
It was further learned that at least 11 others, including four children and one woman, were killed and 14 were injured in a US strike on the northern province of Saada.
The Houthis’ political bureau, in a statement described the attacks as a war crime.
“Our Yemeni armed forces are fully prepared to respond to escalation with escalation,” it said.