Trump says we will stop bombing of Houthis in Yemen after a deal is reached – state
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States would stop bombing Houthis in Yemen, saying that a unanimous group in Iran has agreed to stop interrupting important transport lanes in the Middle East.
The United States has launched a strike against Yemen-backed Houthis this year to stop attacks on Red Sea shipping. Rights activists raised concerns about civilian casualties.
In an Oval Office meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Trump announced that Houthis said they no longer want to fight.
“They said please don't blow us up again, we won't attack your ship,” Trump said. “I will accept their words and we will stop bombing Hus immediately.”
Hottis did not respond immediately.
Husseth has been attacking the Red Sea through transport from Israel and the Red Sea since Israel's deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Trump said Washington would no longer blow up ships, in Hushis's words.
The U.S. military said it has hit more than 1,000 targets since it began operations in Yemen on March 15, known as Operation Rough Rider. The U.S. military said the strike killed “hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi leaders.”
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Tensions have been high since the beginning of the Gaza war, but since Sunday's Houthi missile landed near Israel's Ben Gurion airport, prompting Israel's Israeli air strikes at the port of Hodida in Yemen.
The Israeli military conducted an air strike at a major airport in Yemen on Tuesday, the second attack on Iran-Iran-coherent Houthi rebels after tensions between the group and Israel surged.
Under the administration of former President Joe Biden, the United States and Britain retaliated against air strikes against Houthi targets to keep the key Red Sea trade routes open – about 15% of global transport routes.
After Trump became the U.S. president in January, he decided to significantly intensify air strikes against Houthis. Houthis said they would resume attacks on Israeli ships that crossed the Red and Arabian Seas, the Bab Mandabu Strait and the Gulf of Aden.
On April 28, suspected air strikes attacked an immigration center in Yemen. Houthi TV said 68 people were killed in the deadliest attacks during the six-week U.S. strike.
