Trump declines Saudi crown prince's call for US strikes on Houthis: Axios
Trump declined Saudi requests for U.S. strikes, while Washington offered intelligence and targeting support as Houthi advances threatened a key shipping chokepoint.
- On Thursday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed requested assistance from President Donald Trump to counter Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis as the group escalated threats against Red Sea shipping routes.
- Saudi Arabia has relied on the Red Sea route since the conflict with Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil previously flowed.
- Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, traveled to Saudi Arabia on Thursday for talks, while Washington declined direct military intervention but offered intelligence and targeting support.
- Houthi control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could grant Iran a critical advantage, reducing supplies through the transit corridor and causing global oil and U.S. gasoline prices to surge.
- The U.S. remains focused on protecting core national security interests, including freedom of navigation, as the war with Iran enters its seventh month with no immediate end in sight.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked US President Donald Trump on Thursday for military help to fight Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, but he refused, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Le Journal de QuebecDonald Trump said on Saturday that Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthis had asked the United States not to intervene.
"We've had discussions. Houthis called us and don't want to fight us," Trump told reporters during a visit to Ireland. "They don't want us to go after them," he added. Asked during his meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, Trump said he had talked to Saudi Arabia's crown prince and de facto ruler Mohamed bin Salman, whom he called "friend." Trump predicted that "everything is going to come out wonderfully," despite the escalation of …
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