Yemen · updated 2h ago · 2 min read
Donald Trump Says Houthis Asked U.S. Not To Intervene In Yemen
Houthis asked the United States not to intervene in Yemen, Trump says. Trump says Houthis contacted Washington seeking no confrontation with the US.
Whether Houthis let ships pass.
8 of 10 outlets skipped it: trump framed Mocha advance as completing control of Bab al-Mandeb.
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“the Houthis were "letting the ships pass" and predicted the situation in the region would work out "fine and dandy.”Read the original ↗
Roya News highlights Houthi restraint on shipping, while Reuters stresses US risk if the strait is closed.
Trump: Houthis asked off
On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump said Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi fighters, who have seized a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia, asked Washington not to intervene.
“"The Houthis called us and they don't want to fight with us"”
Trump told reporters on a visit to Dublin, Ireland, "The Houthis called us and they don't want to fight with us," and added, "They don't want us to go after them."
Dawn reported that the Houthis have taken control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive.
Dawn also said Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has relied on the area ever since Iran’s Hormuz blockade choked off its shipments via the Gulf.
Mocha strikes and displacement
As the Houthi offensive advanced, Yemeni government forces said they struck Houthi fighters along the Red Sea coast in the strategic city of Mocha.
Al Jazeera reported that Saba said "the armed forces destroyed vehicles and weapons and killed members of the Houthi terrorist militia" near the port of Mocha.
Al Jazeera also said Majed Abdullah al-Nazili told that government forces struck the Houthis’ "vehicles and members" on the Mocha-Dhubab road, 11km from the city.
Al Jazeera added that the UN said nearly 46,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since fighting escalated earlier this week, and that the fall of Mocha made it more difficult for aid agencies to reach people in need.
U.S. support, not strikes
While Trump said the Houthis contacted Washington and asked not to intervene, Reuters reported that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman phoned Trump on Thursday and asked for U.S. military help fighting the Houthis.R
“"The Houthis have shattered Trump’s plan."”
Reuters said Washington told Riyadh it would not intervene directly for now but would help with intelligence and identifying targets, and it quoted Stephen Wertheim saying, "The Houthis have shattered Trump’s plan."R
ABC News reported that two U.S. officials said 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.
Reuters also warned that if the Houthis close the Bab el-Mandeb, it would deal another economic blow by constraining another 7% of global petroleum supplies and about 12% of global trade.