Trump orders military attacks against Houthis in Yemen

President Donald Trump announced that he had ordered the US military to take “decisive and powerful military action” against the Houthis in Yemen.

“They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective.”

A US official confirmed that American air and naval forces struck dozens of Houthi targets, including missiles, radars, and drone and air defense systems. Describing the operation as the first phase of military action against the Houthis, the official said the strikes also sent a strong warning to Iran.

This marks the largest and most significant military action of Trump’s second term.

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The strikes were carried out using fighter jets from the aircraft carrier Harry…