Houthi leader Abdel-Malek al-Houthi issued a new threat to Israel in response to US President Donald Trump’s recent warning against both the Houthis and their Iranian backers. “The naval blockade of Israel is a first step. If the hunger in Gaza increases, we cannot wait and see that our position remains at this level. If the situation requires it, we will not hesitate to take greater action,” he declared.
Meanwhile, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed that the United States is actively working to address the threat posed by the Houthis, who are considered one of Iran’s regional terrorist proxies, in an effort to ensure the safety and stability of maritime trade. The spokesperson emphasized that the US does not aim to overthrow any governments or engage in a prolonged military operation in the Middle East. He also stated that the US military would cease its operations once the Houthis commit to stopping their terrorist attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
Earlier today, President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to make an important announcement, declaring that from this moment forward, any attack carried out by the Houthi rebels in Yemen will be regarded as an action taken by Iran. “Let nobody be fooled! The hundreds of attacks being made by Houthi, the sinister mobsters and thugs based in Yemen, who are hated by the Yemeni people, all emanate from, and are created by, IRAN. Any further attack or retaliation by the ‘Houthis’ will be met with great force, and there is no guarantee that that force will stop there,” Trump stated.
Trump further accused Iran of pretending to be an innocent victim of the Houthis’ actions, claiming that Iran was in full control of the situation. “Iran has played ‘the innocent victim’ of rogue terrorists from which they’ve lost control, but they haven’t lost control. They’re dictating every move, giving them the weapons, supplying them with money and highly sophisticated military equipment, and even, so-called, ‘intelligence.’ Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN, and IRAN will be held responsible, and suffer the consequences, and those consequences will be dire!” he added.
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