What forced Donald Trump's hand in achieving Houthi ceasefire?

When US President Donald Trump approved the reopening of shipping in the Red Sea amid a bombing campaign against the Houthi militant group, he wanted to hear good news within 30 days of the first attack two months ago. But there were no results.

Houthi ceasefire followed US intel showing militants sought off-ramp

7 weeks of relentless bombing by the US appears to have brought the militant group to the table. Read more at straitstimes.com.

What Trump's ceasefire deal with Yemen's Houthi rebels means

President Trump says the U.S. will stop bombing Yemen's Houthi rebels because they have agreed to stop attacking American ships.

What forced Donald Trump's hand in achieving Houthi ceasefire?

Operation Rough Rider, which began on March 15, during which the US military said it struck over 1,000 targets, cost $1 billion in its first month.

Houthi deal is a dangerous blow to US credibility and deterrence

On March 20, several days after US President Donald Trump announced an expansive bombing campaign against the Houthis, I warned of the possibility that either Trump could halt the bombing to incentivise negotiations with Iran on a new nuclear deal, or that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) could temporarily halt Houthi strikes in the Red Sea as a sop to get sanctions lifted as part of nuclear negotiations. “The President”, I contin…

The surprise ceasefire was established by the US President with the Houthis just hours after an Israeli strike on Yemen, a unilateral decision that could leave Israel alone in the face of the attacks.