WRAPUP 2-Houthis Push for Control of Yemen Highlands as Trump Is Said to Have Called Off Strikes
The advance has killed nearly 700 people and displaced more than 120,000, while the report said Trump canceled planned air strikes at the last minute.
- On Monday, Houthi fighters pushed to seize strategic heights in Yemen, following reports that President Donald Trump canceled U.S. air strikes Sunday after pleas from the Saudi Crown Prince.
- The group, which has controlled Yemen's capital since 2014, seized the Red Sea coast this month in a lightning advance that routed Saudi-backed forces and now targets the Kahboub Mountains to secure the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
- Fighting centers on the Al-Wazi'iyah district in Taiz province; Saudi Arabia has increased oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to bypass Red Sea disruption, where tanker fees have reached record highs.
- Nearly 130,000 Yemenis have fled their homes as the conflict has killed nearly 700 people; the U.S. retail price of diesel hit an all-time high of above $6.51 a gallon on Monday.
- Trump faces a dilemma balancing support for Saudi allies against expanding the war, as Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian travels to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, his first such visit since Trump launched "Operation Epic Fury" in February.
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Houthis Push Toward Strategic Heights After Seizing Yemen's Red Sea Coast - American Liberty News
The Iranian-backed militia is attempting to consolidate its gains around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, threatening Saudi-backed forces, oil exports, and one of the world’s most important shipping routes. Iran-backed Houthi fighters pushed toward strategic highlands in southern Yemen after seizing key positions along the country’s Red Sea coast, expanding a renewed war that threatens Saudi […]
Houthis Advance in Yemen as Trump Reportedly Calls Off US Strikes
Houthi fighters have made significant advances in Yemen, aiming to control strategic areas that could cut off access to the Red Sea for Saudi-backed forces. This escalation comes after a report that President Donald Trump halted US airstrikes on the Houthis at the last moment. The conflict has widened the ongoing tensions in the Middle […]
In Yemen, Iranian-backed Houthis continue their advance in strategic mountainous areas in the south of the country, seeking to secure gains along the Red Sea coast. As fighting intensified around the Babulmendev Strait, the New York Times reported that US President Donald Trump stopped planned airstrikes against the Houthis at the last moment.
(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = Following the Houthi rebels, the pro-Iranian group in Yemen, seizing control of the Red Sea coast, they are isolating the Saudi Arabia-backed Yemeni government forces...
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