US President Donald Trump announced that he had directed a decisive and strong military operation against the Houthis in Yemen, and he said, directing his words to the Houthis, “Now is your time.”
He added in a publication today, Saturday, on the “Truth Social” platform that “the Houthis launched a continuous campaign of piracy, violence and terrorism against ships, planes, American running planes, and others.”
He also said, “Joe Biden’s response was pity weak, so the Houthis, who are underestimated in their attacks. It has been more than a year since a commercial ship carrying the American flag sailed safely through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aden.”
We will use deadly strength
He explained that “the last American warship crossed the Red Sea, four months ago, to an attack by the Houthis more than twelve times. With funding from Iran, the Houthi thugs fired missiles at American aircraft, targeting our forces and allies. These continuous attacks cost them billions of dollars, and at the same time, they exposed innocent lives at risk.”
“We will not tolerate the Houthis attack on American ships. We will use the overwhelming deadly power until we achieve our goal. The Houthis have suffocated the movement of shipping in one of the most important waterways in the world, which led to the interruption of large sectors of global trade, and attacked the basic principle of freedom of navigation on which international trade depends.”
Your time has ended
He pointed out, “Our brave fighters are now carrying out air attacks on the terrorist bases, leaders and missile defenses to protect American charging and air and sea origins, and to restore freedom of navigation. No terrorist force will prevent American commercial and naval ships from sailing freely in the world’s waterways.”
He continued, “To all the Houthi terrorists, your time has ended, and your attacks must stop, starting today. If they do not, then hell will rain on you as you have not seen before!”
The post concluded, “To Iran: The support of the Houthi terrorists must stop immediately! Do not threaten the American people, nor its president, who won one of the biggest mandates in the history of the presidency, nor the global shipping corridors. If you do, beware, because America will be fully held accountable, and we will not be kind in this regard!”
Houthi attacks
It is noteworthy that the Houthis, who control the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, have fired rockets and enlightenings on Israel since the war in Gaza erupted on October 7, 2023, stressing that their attacks come “in solidarity” with the Palestinians.
They also targeted shipping ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, who claimed to be linked to Israel.
