Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the U.S. will continue striking the Yemen’s Houthis until they halt attacks on international shipping.
In an interview with Fox News, Hegseth emphasized, “The moment the Houthis want to stop their attack on U.S. ships and drones, this campaign will end, but until then it will be unrelenting.”
He further explained, “This is about stopping the shooting at assets… in that critical waterway, to reopen freedom of navigation, which is a core national interest of the United States, and Iran has been enabling the Houthis for far too long.”
Michael Waltz, the U.S. national security adviser, also stated that the strikes targeted multiple Houthi leaders and eliminated them.
The Houthis claimed they attacked the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea with 18 missiles and a drone, “in response to U.S. aggression” after deadly strikes on them.
Following the U.S. attacks, the United Nations urged both the U.S. military and the Houthis to cease all military activity. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric expressed concern, stating, “We note with concern the launching of multiple strikes on Huthi-controlled areas in Yemen by the United States overnight, which reportedly resulted in death and injuries.”
The U.S. strikes killed at least 31 people and injured 101 others in Yemen, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.
U.S. airstrikes hit the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Saturday. These strikes followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of “decisive military action” against the Iran-backed Houthis, citing threats to global shipping in the Red Sea.
