Many Houthi leaders dead after new airstrikes – Trump

President Donald Trump said on Monday that United States airstrikes against the Houthis have eliminated several leading figures and foot soldiers.

The president, in a post on Truth Social, vowed that military action in Yemen would continue until all attacks on U.S. interests stop.

Trump noted that the “Iran-backed Houthi terrorists” had been decimated by relentless strikes over the past two weeks.

“Many of their fighters and leaders are no longer with us. We hit them every day and night — harder and harder,” he wrote.

The president added that the Houthis’ capabilities, which threaten shipping and the region, are rapidly being destroyed.

“Our attacks will continue until they are no longer a threat to freedom of navigation. The choice for the Houthis is clear: stop shooting at U.S. ships, and we will stop shooting at you.

“Otherwise, we have only just begun, and the real pain is yet to come, for both the Houthis and their sponsors in Iran,” the post reads.

Trump’s comments came after U.S. strikes on Monday targeted locations in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, where rebels have held sway since 2014.

At least three people were killed and 12 wounded in the operation, which followed airstrikes early on Friday. The U.S. campaign began on 15 March.