Yemen's Houthis to Target U.S. Interests if It Supports Saudi-Led Strikes: Houthi Military Adviser
The group warned it would target American interests and close the waterway if the United States aids Saudi Arabia, a Houthi adviser said.
- Houthi military adviser Abed Mohammed warned that any American military intervention in Yemen would trigger strikes against United States interests, specifically threatening to close Bab al-Mandab completely to American ships.
- Renewed fighting in Yemen since July effectively ended a four-year truce as Saudi Arabia conducted hundreds of strikes against The Iran-backed Houthis, pitting allies of Washington and Tehran against each other.
- The United Nations reported on September 22 that displaced people could swell from over 130,000 to more than 230,000 in the coming months, while Houthi drones and missiles have targeted Riyadh.
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed requested assistance from President Donald Trump to combat the Houthis, while Thawr denied receiving directives from Iran, describing the relationship as "one alliance and one body."
- With the broader US-Iran war, Tehran's blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz positions Yemen as a critical front in the ongoing Gulf power struggle affecting regional stability.
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Yemen plunged back into the war in July after several years of crisis, led into the regional conflict triggered at the end of February by the American-Israeli offensive against Iran.
Donald Trump previously refused to order strikes against the Houthis despite Saudi Arabia's plea The post Houthis threaten to hit American interests if the US "dare to support Saudi Arabia" appeared first on in.gr.
Yemen's Houthis to target U.S. interests if it supports Saudi-led strikes: Houthi military adviser
While the Yemen civil war predates the U.S.-Iran war by years, renewed fighting in Yemen pits allies of Washington and Tehran against each other while the two foes are stalemated in the Gulf
The military adviser also described a possible American intervention in the Bab el-Mandab Strait as a "red line"
Houthis Threaten Attacks on US Interests Over Any Intervention in Yemen or Bab Al-Mandab Strait | 🌎 LatestLY
A Houthi military adviser warned that the group will target US interests across the Middle East if Washington intervenes in Yemen's conflict to back Saudi Arabia or unblock the Bab al-Mandab strait. Calling foreign intervention a 'red line,' Abed Mohammed al-Thawr told AFP that any US fleet deployment or air support for Riyadh would trigger retaliation. 🌎 Houthis Threaten Attacks on US Interests Over Any Intervention in Yemen or Bab Al-Mandab S…
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