Trump declines Saudi crown prince's call for US strikes on Houthis: Axios
Washington declined direct strikes and instead offered intelligence and targeting support as Houthi advances threatened a key Red Sea shipping route.
- On Thursday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed requested assistance from President Donald Trump to counter Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis as the group escalated threats against Red Sea shipping routes.
- Saudi Arabia has relied on the Red Sea route since the conflict with Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil previously flowed.
- Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, traveled to Saudi Arabia on Thursday for talks, while Washington declined direct military intervention but offered intelligence and targeting support.
- Houthi control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could grant Iran a critical advantage, reducing supplies through the transit corridor and causing global oil and U.S. gasoline prices to surge.
- The U.S. remains focused on protecting core national security interests, including freedom of navigation, as the war with Iran enters its seventh month with no immediate end in sight.
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Trump rejected Saudi Arabia’s request for strikes on Yemen’s Houthis
Washington - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly called US President Trump twice Thursday and urged him to launch strikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Axios outlet reported, citing two US officials.
NEWS HEADLINES: Saudi Crown Prince calls Trump as pipeline strike and Houthi advances escalate ‘Red Sea crisis’ – One America News Network
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia on November 15, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images,) OAN Staff Brooke Mallory6:17 PM – Friday, September 11, 2026 Regional energy security and global maritime trade hit a tipping point following a series of coordinated military escalations targeting Saudi Arabia’s core infrastructure and crucial shipping corridors in the Red Sea. Saudi Arabia was forced to suspend operat…
Saudi Arabia's late Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday elected US President Donald Trump with a request for military aid in fighting with Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis, Reuters reported. a person familiar with situations. This occurred against the background of the intensification of the threat from the side of the Hussites in the Red Sea. According to officials, on Thursday, Trump held at least two telephone conversations with the Saudi leader…
Trump Has No Plans to Strike Houthis for Now
“The Trump administration is offering significant intelligence and targeting assistance to Saudi Arabia but does not currently plan on launching direct military attacks against the Houthis,” ABC News reports. “Both officials cautioned that the administration’s thinking could change, particularly if the threat to Red Sea shipping lanes escalates significantly.”
Axios: Prince Bone Saw Begs Trump To Bomb Houthis
Axios reports: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) called President Trump twice Thursday, urging him to launch strikes against the Houthis as the Iran-backed group closed in on a vital Red Sea chokepoint, two U.S. officials told Axios. Trump declined, and U.S. officials stressed the administration has no plans to intervene directly against the … The post Axios: Prince Bone Saw Begs Trump To Bomb Houthis appeared first on Joe.My.God..
President Trump Rejects Saudi Call for U.S. Strikes as Houthis Threaten Red Sea Chokepoint – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Donald
President Trump declined two Saudi requests for direct U.S. strikes as the Houthis advanced toward a critical Red Sea shipping lane, offering intelligence support instead.
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