US EditionJust call it a win: What’s behind Trump’s sudden victory declaration against the Houthis?
- On May 6, President Donald Trump declared a halt to the US airstrikes against the Iran-supported Houthi rebels in Yemen, following a ceasefire deal facilitated by Oman.
- The ceasefire was reached following seven weeks of heavy US air attacks intended to halt Houthi aggression against American vessels and to ensure safe maritime passage through the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait.
- Despite over 1,000 strikes and hundreds of Houthi casualties, the Houthis demonstrated resilience with ongoing missile and drone attacks against Israel and US naval forces during the campaign.
- Trump stated, "We will stop the bombings," honoring the Houthis’ commitment to cease targeting US vessels, while Oman’s foreign minister highlighted freedom of navigation as a key agreement outcome.
- The ceasefire marks a pause in US-Houthi hostilities but excludes Israeli-Houthi conflict, leaving regional tensions and future Houthi actions uncertain despite the agreement.
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NYT's Storytime on Trump's Houthi Capitulation - emptywheel
NYT has a story that purports to explain, “Why Trump Suddenly Declared Victory Over the Houthi Militia.” It’s a fantastic story, down to the detail that DOD never achieved air superiority over the Houthis. But it is provably unreliable in at least two ways: the timeline, and the claimed involvement of Trump. Given that the story describes a clusterfuck, it does raise questions about whether there’s an even bigger clusterfuck (or Trump scandal) b…
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Just call it a win: What’s behind Trump’s sudden victory declaration against the Houthis?
Seeking to wrap up another costly, inconclusive American mission, Donald Trump appears to have hit on a winning exit strategy: declare victory.
The paradox of intervention: How US strikes in Yemen empowered the Houthis
Cover image: picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Osamah Yahya Following the end of the US military campaign against the Houthis on May 6th, American president Donald Trump claimed the group had “capitulated”. In reality, however, the US pullback is likely as much a result of the mission’s failure as US reluctance to get drawn into a deeper conflict. America started targeting the armed group in December 2023 to halt Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, …
Reasons for which Trump declared victory over the Houthi rebels. This also claims: "Yemen won America"
When he approved the reopening of the maritime routes in the Red Sea and the powerful bombing of the Houthi group to destroy it, President Trump asked to see significant results within 30 days, reports The New York Times. After 31 days, the US President, always in the current with the delays in the actions of the Middle East, asked for a report on the progress made by the African army in operations carried out over two months later.
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