Trump Reasserts U.S. as the World’s Policeman With Massive Yemen Escalation
- President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes in Yemen that killed 53 people and injured around 100, marking a renewed U.S. Military intervention in the country.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the airstrikes are not a one-time event and will continue until the Houthis are eliminated.
- Abdelmalik al-Houthi announced he had severe responses planned against the U.S. Airstrikes, indicating ongoing conflict.
- The humanitarian needs in Yemen increased from 18.2 million in 2024 to 19.5 million in 2025, according to Overcoming Hunger.
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Trump's Air War on Yemen Escalates as Civilian Population Suffers Food Insecurity, Cholera Epidemic
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration began bombing Yemen last weekend, when the US Air Force launched 47 air raids on at least seven provinces, killing some 53 persons. On Monday the air raids continued, hitting not only the capital, Sanaa, but also Saadeh in the north, the home town of the movement of Ansar Allah (Helpers of God) or Houthis. The bombing comes in response to the decision of leader Abdelmalik al-Houthi to react…
ANALYSIS: Donald Trump's first war, in Yemen. It can hardly end well
An eagle doesn't catch flies, but sometimes it's just not possible. You subconsciously underestimate the Yemeni Houthis as an exotic extra of barefoot ragamuffins from the fairy tales of One Thousand and One Nights, but this group, which has grown into a state, has dragged the US Navy into the biggest battles it has fought since the end of World War II.
Trump’s Yemen Airstrikes: A Dangerous Shift Towards Full-Scale War
Trump’s bid for regime change in Yemen should be anathema to both America Firsters and Democrats, but will anyone speak out? The post Trump Reasserts U.S. as the World’s Policeman With Massive Yemen Escalation appeared first on The Intercept. Source
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