Monday 17 / March / 2025
Washington, DC: US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces are continuing their intensified operations against Houthi. The video shared by CENTCOM on X shows military aircraft taking off.
While sharing the video on X, US Central Command posted, "CENTCOM forces continue operations against the Houthis."
The United States' airstrikes on Yemen's Houthis have killed atleast 53 people, including five women and two children, and injured around 100 others, The Hill reported, quoting the Health Ministry.
The airstrikes targeted Yemen's capital, Sanaa, as well as other provinces, including Saada, the stronghold near the border with Saudi Arabia. In response to the strikes, the Houthis' political bureau has vowed to "meet escalation with escalation."
On March 15, US President Donald Trump announced that he ordered the US military to launch "decisive and powerful military action" against Houthi in Yemen. He said that Houthis kept attacking the US, as former US President Joe Biden's response was "weak" against them.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated, "Today, I have ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi in Yemen. They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones."
"Joe Biden's response was pathetically weak, so the unrestrained Houthis just kept going. It has been over a year since a U.S. flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden. The last American Warship to go through the Red Sea, four months ago, was attacked by the Houthis over a dozen times. The Houthis have fired missiles at U.S. aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies. These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk," he added.
He stated that Houthi's attack on US vessels will not be tolerated and vowed to use "overwhelming lethal force" until they achieved their objective.
"The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated. We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective. The Houthis have choked off shipping in one of the most important Waterways of the World, grinding vast swaths of Global Commerce to a halt, and attacking the core principle of Freedom of Navigation upon which International Trade and Commerce depends," Trump stated in a post on Truth Social.
"Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the Houthis ' bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom. No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World," he added.
