{"id":1874,"date":"2025-03-18T06:33:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T12:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/?p=1874"},"modified":"2025-03-18T06:33:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T12:33:26","slug":"us-airstrike-in-yemen-kills-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/2025\/03\/18\/us-airstrike-in-yemen-kills-9\/","title":{"rendered":"US Airstrike in Yemen Kills 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Launches Military Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis<\/h1>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen\u2019s Houthis on Saturday over the group\u2019s attacks against ships in the Red Sea, warning \u201chell will rain down upon you\u201d if the Houthis do not abandon their campaign.<\/p>\n

Trump also warned Iran, the Houthis main backer, that it needed to immediately stop support to the group. He said if Iran threatened the United States \u201cAmerica will hold you fully accountable and, we won\u2019t be nice about it!\u201d<\/p>\n

Background of the Conflict<\/h2>\n

The unfolding U.S. strikes represent the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since Trump took office in January, and came as the United States ramps up sanctions pressure on Tehran while trying to bring it to the negotiating table over its nuclear program.<\/p>\n

At least nine civilians were killed and nine injured in U.S. strikes on Yemen\u2019s Sanaa, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.<\/p>\n

Impact on the Region<\/h3>\n

Residents in Sanaa said the strikes hit a building in a Houthi stronghold.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe explosions were violent and shook the neighborhood like an earthquake. They terrified our women and children,\u201d one of the residents, who gave his name as Abdullah Yahia, told Reuters.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the Houthis said they would resume attacks on Israeli ships passing through the Red and Arabian seas, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden, ending a period of relative calm starting in January with the Gaza ceasefire.<\/p>\n

US-Iran Relations<\/h4>\n

The U.S. attacks came just days after a letter to Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from Trump was delivered, seeking talks over Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n

Khamenei on Wednesday rejected holding negotiations with the United States.<\/p>\n

Still, Tehran is increasingly concerned that mounting public anger over economic hardships could erupt into mass protests, four Iranian officials told Reuters.<\/p>\n

Previous Attacks<\/h5>\n

The Houthis launched more than 100 attacks targeting shipping from November 2023, saying they were in solidarity with Palestinians over Israel\u2019s war with Hamas in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s other allies, Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, have been severely weakened since the start of the conflict. Syria\u2019s Bashar al-Assad, who was closely aligned with Tehran, was overthrown by rebels in December.<\/p>\n

But during that period, Yemen\u2019s Houthis have remained resilient and on the offensive, sinking two vessels, seizing another and killing at least four seafarers in an offensive that disrupted global shipping, forcing firms to re-route to longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa.<\/p>\n

US Response<\/h6>\n

\u201cThe Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated. We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

The previous U.S. administration of President Joe Biden had sought to degrade the Houthis’ ability to attack vessels off its coast but limited the U.S. actions.<\/p>\n

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