The American administration led by Donald Trump He ordered air attacks against a series of Huthi in Yemen objectives over the weekend, following the threats that came immediately after the redesignation of the Huthi as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). Fighting jets and American war ships participated in the assault, according to the United States Central Command (US Centcom), with combat planes taken from the USS Harry S. Truman. The objectives included radar, aerial defense sites, launch points of drones and positions of Huthi leadership in both San’a and Sa’dah. There were also attacks in the provinces of Al-Bayda, Hajjah and Dhamar. According to the local media, the dead are 48 and the injured would be more than 100 as the Ministry of Health managed by the Huthi writes even if the budget of the attacks is still partial. Only last week, the Yemeniti jihadists threatened to attack any Israeli ship or boat that would try to cross the Red Sea, the Arabian Peninsula, the Strait of Bab El-Mandeb or the Gulf of Aden.
The United States National Security Councilor Mike Waltz told Martha Raddatz during the program This week Of ABC that the air attacks hit and killed several Houthi leaders. Waltz compared the group «Essentially al-Qaeda, but with advanced aerial defenses provided by Iran, as well as antinave and drone cruise missiles ». Even if the Huthi are not officially affiliated to al-Qaedarecent CIA relations indicate a possible cooperation with Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and with al-Shabaabthe Somali branch of Al-Qaeda. The Trump administration defined the “decisive and powerful” attacks “underlining the goal of significantly reducing their military skills. The military campaign could last for several weeks and in this sense secretary to the defense of the United States Pete Hegseth He said: «This is not a thing for one night. It will continue until you say: we have finished shooting the ships, we have no more resources ».
Donald Trump He also turned to Iran: “You immediately stop supporting the Huthi, otherwise America will fully consider you responsible and we will not be kind in this regard”. The operation is the second in a few days in the area since the USA eliminated the ISIS leader in Iraq last March 13, Abdullah Maki Musleh Al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadija And it shows the strategy of Donald Trump who is intensifying the comparison with the enemies of the United States, of Israel and more general of the West. Yesterday the central command of the United States also announced that he had captured his wife al-refi identified as UMM Hussein A Cecena terrorist for some time sought.
President Trump firmly reiterated the need for Iran to return to the negotiation table to discuss his nuclear program. In the absence of a new agreement, his administration could evaluate the support for Israeli military operations aimed at hitting the Iranian nuclear infrastructure. Last week, the Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian He rejected Trump’s rhetoric, affirming: «It is unacceptable that someone will come and say: don’t do this, do not do that, or anything else. I won’t come to negotiate with you. Go to do what you want you want ». With these premises it is at least unlikely that negotiations between Tehran and Washington can also be held because the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khameneihas recently defined the requests for interviews of the United States as a “deception”. Iranian General Hossein Salami denied any direct involvement of Iran in supporting the Huthi, but also launched threats against any nation that attacked Tehran. Then Salami said: «The Huthhi autonomously make their decisions. We warn our enemies: Iran will respond decisively and destructively if they continue with their threats ».
Reduced the influence of the Huthi could be a crucial step for any wider military operation against Iran. Since 2023, Houthi have targeted over 100 boats, exerting significant control over the region through attacks and threats aimed at commercial shipments. While we write the American secretary of state Marco Rubio He said: «We will not allow these people to check which ships can pass and which are not. And so your question is: how long will it go on? It will go on until they have no longer the ability to do it ».
As he writes The Soufan Group the administration Bidenin collaboration with the United Kingdom, has conducted numerous attacks against Huthi objectives, without however being able to dissuade the group in any way. Israel also hit Huthi stations, although these are not a direct representative of Iran, such as Hezbollahbut rather a member of the “resistance axis” supported by Tehran. Among the Israeli operations there is also the attack on San’A airport last December. The Huthi linked their offensive to the war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. Mostly, from the ceased the fire agreed in January, the group has avoided large -scale attacks. However, after recent US aerial raids, a Houthi spokesman warned “we will reply to the escalation with an escalation”. Nobody deludes himself that the Houthi will be intimidated and, on the contrary, their reaction is expected. Iran continues to provide the group from light weapons, drones and missiles through smuggling routes. For this reason concerns grow on the possible expansion of their goals, with direct attacks on the US military bases in Gibuti or even in the United Arab Emirates (EAU). It still remains uncertain if the allies of the Gulf of the United States, see Saudi Arabia they Arab Emirates, They will join the current military campaign against the Huthi. Egypt also fears that the situation escapes hands after the Radio of the IDF has announced that a missile launched by Yemen towards Israel fell into the area of Sharm El-Sheikh, in Egypt, a renowned tourist resort located about 200 kilometers from Eilat (Israel), also a holiday destination. Although there are no victims or injuries, the episode represents a serious blow to Egyptian tourism, a flourishing time but already in crisis due to tensions in the region.
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