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Iran-backed Houthi terrorists launch a massive retaliation strike on the USS Harry S. Truman.
Just hours after President Trump authorized powerful military action to restore American deterrence in the region, the emboldened Houthis fired 18 ballistic and cruise missiles along with a drone attack, vowing to escalate against all U.S. warships in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea.
On Saturday, President Trump, demonstrating his signature “peace through strength” doctrine, ordered a decisive and calculated military response against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Trump, donning his MAGA hat and signature golf attire, watched alongside top military officials as American forces obliterated Houthi terror positions.
Trump watching airstrike footage in his golf fit, with a signed MAGA hat on goes crazy pic.twitter.com/qlWmslbOuo
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made an appearance on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo, hammering home the clear message to America’s adversaries: the era of appeasement is over.
“An era of peace through strength is back,” Hegseth said.
“We are sitting on four years of deferred maintenance from Joe Biden, where in particular when you talk about the Houthis, they were allowed for over a hundred times to shoot at US ships, to shoot at commercial shipping,” Hegseth continued.
“This campaign is about freedom of navigation and restoring deterrence. The minute the Houthis say, we will stop shooting at your ships, we will stop shooting at your drones, this campaign will end, but until then, it will be unrelenting,” Hegseth warned.
“We will not be nice about it. This is not the Biden administration. The message is clear. We will come after the Houthis until they stop shooting at our ships and the Iranians better stay out of it,” Hegseth continued.
CENTCOM Forces Launch Large Scale Operation Against Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen
On March 15, U.S. Central Command initiated a series of operations consisting of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen to defend American interests, deter enemies, and… pic.twitter.com/u5yx8WneoG
As expected, the Iran-backed terrorists vowed revenge, launching a series of brazen attacks against U.S. military assets. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree confirmed that the USS Harry S. Truman was directly targeted, claiming the group fired a barrage of ballistic and cruise missiles alongside drone assaults.
WATCH:
Houthis: We attacked the US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman with 18 BALLISTIC MISSILES and drones
Meanwhile, Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi warned that his militants will now target Israeli shipping in a desperate attempt to gain leverage. He also declared that all American ships were now banned from entering the Red. Sea
The U.S. military has yet to disclose the extent of the damage.
BREAKING:
The Houthis announce that U.S. ships are banned from passing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea from now on
According to Al Jazeera, “US President Donald Trump said he would use “overwhelming lethal force” until the Houthis cease their attacks on shipping along the crucial maritime corridor in the Red Sea.”
The Houthis attacked the USS Harry S. Truman, and their Supreme Leader declared that U.S. ships are banned from the Red Sea. Trump responded with additional airstrikes. The Houthis are once again learning the hard way that Trump is not Obama or Biden. pic.twitter.com/ZEsfjejhF2
Did you know that we are bombing the Houthis in Yemen? If so, you are far more informed than most of the population, because most Americans would have no hope of actually finding the nation of Yemen on a blank map of the world. On Saturday, President Trump ordered a “decisive” bombing campaign to begin, and it will continue until the Houthis stop attacking U.S. targets in the Red Sea. Of course the Houthis have no intention of ending their attacks, and so now we are at war with the Houthis for the foreseeable future. On his Truth Social account, President Trump warned the Houthis that “hell will rain down upon you like nothing you have ever seen before”…
Today, I have ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen. They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones.
Joe Biden’s response was pathetically weak, so the unrestrained Houthis just kept going. It has been over a year since a U.S. flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden. The last American Warship to go through the Red Sea, four months ago, was attacked by the Houthis over a dozen times. Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at U.S. aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies. These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk.
The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated. We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective. The Houthis have choked off shipping in one of the most important Waterways of the World, grinding vast swaths of Global Commerce to a halt, and attacking the core principle of Freedom of Navigation upon which International Trade and Commerce depends.
Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists’ bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom. No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World.
To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON’T, HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!
It certainly didn’t take long for the airstrikes to begin.
U.S. airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen continued overnight Sunday with significant intensity, striking multiple locations across the country.
The Iran-backed terrorist group said at least 31 people were killed and 101 wounded, mostly women and children, though the claims could not be independently verified.
The wave of strikes follows President Donald Trump’s decision to launch a large-scale military campaign against the Houthis, marking the opening phase of a broader U.S. offensive against the rebel group, which has resumed threats against Israel and international shipping in the Red Sea.
There were times during the Biden administration when the U.S. conducted airstrikes against the Houthis.
But those airstrikes were very limited.
What we witnessed on Sunday was quite dramatic, and Mike Waltz is claiming that the airstrikes “took out” multiple Houthi leaders…
The U.S. airstrikes that bombarded Yemen on Saturday targeted and “took out” multiple leaders of the Iranian-backed Houthis, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said Sunday.
Speaking on ABC’s “This Week,” Waltz argued to co-anchor Martha Raddatz that these latest strikes differ from the countless strikes the Biden administration launched against the rebel group, which the Trump administration has designated a foreign terrorist organization.
“These were not kind of pinprick, back and forth — what ultimately proved to be feckless attacks,” Waltz said. “This was an overwhelming response that actually targeted multiple Houthi leaders and took them out. And the difference here is, one, going after the Houthi leadership, and two, holding Iran responsible.”
Unfortunately, the Houthis are showing no signs of backing down.
Yemen’s Houthi terrorists claimed to have attacked the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier – as well as several American warships – in the Red Sea.
The terror group said, without offering evidence, that they attacked the Truman and its warships with ballistic missiles and drones in response to the U.S. attacks.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said on Sunday: ‘The armed forces, with the help of God Almighty, carried out a qualitative military operation targeting the American aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman and its accompanying warships in the northern Red Sea, using 18 ballistic and cruise missiles and drones in a joint operation carried out by the missile force, Drone Air Force and the naval forces.’
Unless the Houthis ultimately back down, this conflict is not going to end any time soon.
At the end of his post about the Houthis on Truth Social, President Trump also had an ominous warning for Iran…
To Iran: Support for the Houthi terrorists must end IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT threaten the American People, their President, who has received one of the largest mandates in Presidential History, or Worldwide shipping lanes. If you do, BEWARE, because America will hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!
Since he entered the White House, President Trump has brought up the possibility of war with Iran over and over again.
But so far, the mainstream media does not seem to be taking those threats seriously.
I don’t understand why they aren’t.
I believe that Trump is very serious.
And on Sunday, Mike Waltz clearly stated that “all options are always on the table” when he was asked if direct military action against Iran is possible…
Asked by Raddatz if direct military action on Iran is a possibility, Waltz said ‘all options are always on the table with the president.’
‘Iran needs to hear him loud and clear,’ Waltz said. ‘It is completely unacceptable, and it will be stopped, the level of support that they’ve been providing the Houthis.’
He said Trump is coming in with ‘overwhelming force’ and will hold the not only the Houthis accountable but Iran as well.
Waltz said if Iranians have put in other things, like ships, trainers or intelligence, to help the Houthis attack ‘those targets will be on the table too.’
Of course the Iranians are not going to back down either.
They have made no secret of their hatred for Trump, and one of their top generals just warned that Iran is ready to deliver a “decisive and devastating response”…
“We are not a nation to live in hiding. We are a valid and legitimate system in the world. We announce it if we attack anywhere,” Salami said in a speech broadcast in Farsi.
The general did not say Iran had been threatened, but that the country would offer a “decisive and devastating response to any threat” against it.
Salami’s words echoed those of President Donald Trump, who announced on Saturday he had ordered the U.S. military to launch a “decisive and powerful” strike against the Houthis in Yemen.
Our relations with Iran have not been this bad since the Iranian hostage crisis over 40 years ago.
And it is just a matter of time before the Trump administration and the Israeli government decide that the clock has run out and that it has become necessary to bomb Iran’s nuclear program.
Unfortunately, the Chinese and the Russians have clearly chosen to side with the Iranians in this matter…
China and Russia stood by Iran on Friday after the United States demanded nuclear talks with Tehran, with senior Chinese and Russian diplomats saying dialogue should only resume based on “mutual respect” and all sanctions ought to be lifted.
In a joint statement issued after talks with Iran in Beijing, China and Russia also said they welcomed Iran’s reiteration that its nuclear programme was exclusively for peaceful purposes, and that Tehran’s right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy should be “fully” respected.
Once the bombing of Iran begins, how will the Chinese and the Russians react?
And what would Iran’s next moves be?
We really are living at a time of “wars and rumors of wars”, and we are seeing very troubling alliances form right in front of our eyes.
So let us hope for peace, but let us also prepare ourselves for global war.
Days ago Yemen’s Houthis announced they are resuming attacks on Red Sea shipping over Israel’s failure to fully open humanitarian aid corridors into the Gaza Strip.
But President Trump has responded preemptively by on Saturday ordering a series of new airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa. The US commander-in-chief was warned he’ll continuing using “overwhelming lethal force” until the Iranian-backed Houthi completely halt their attacks.
The Houthis, known officially as the Ansar Allah movement, said that 15 people died in an updated figure, as a result of Saturday’s wave of US airstrikes.
Huge explosions were heard and witnessed in the capital in the northern province of Saada. Black smoke was seen over the Sanaa airport complex, which reportedly also hosts a very large military site.
“Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists’ bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom,” Trump had continued in a post on Truth Social.
“No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World.”
He used to opportunity to also put Iran on notice, saying it will be held “fully accountable” for any aggression of its proxy in Yemen.
Ansar Allah’s leader last just Friday had declared a four-day deadline before attacks on shipping would resume. That four day timeline had ended by close of Tuesday, which means the Red Sea could be soon fiery scene of drone and missile attacks out of Yemen once again.
Since 2023 over 100 missile and drone attacks on commercial vessels have occurred in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Houthis have also downed several MQ-9 Reaper drones operated by the Pentagon.
A US-led naval coalition which began under the Biden administration has been able to do nothing in terms of putting a dent in Houthi capabilities, even after several bombing raids on Yemen, also at times including Israeli and UK jets. The pattern has been that the Houthis have only upped their attacks after US and Israeli coalition raids.
President Trump announced Saturday afternoon he has ordered the U.S. military to take “launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen.”
Unsourced and unverified viral videos and photos posted to social media purport to show large explosions across Yemen on Saturday.
For over a year, the Iranian backed Houthis, formally known as Ansarallah, have repeatedly attacked U.S. Navy ships and international commercial shipping (except Chinese ships) in support of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, hindering maritime traffic in the Suez Canal, Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The Biden administration refused to take decisive action, instead playing defense allowing the Houthis to interfere with the freedom of the seas.
Today, I have ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen. They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones.
Joe Biden’s response was pathetically weak, so the unrestrained Houthis just kept going. It has been over a year since a U.S. flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden. The last American Warship to go through the Red Sea, four months ago, was attacked by the Houthis over a dozen times. Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at U.S. aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies. These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk.
The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated. We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective. The Houthis have choked off shipping in one of the most important Waterways of the World, grinding vast swaths of Global Commerce to a halt, and attacking the core principle of Freedom of Navigation upon which International Trade and Commerce depends.
Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists’ bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom. No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World.
To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON’T, HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!
To Iran: Support for the Houthi terrorists must end IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT threaten the American People, their President, who has received one of the largest mandates in Presidential History, or Worldwide shipping lanes. If you do, BEWARE, because America will hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!
On Friday, President Trump announced U.S. forces attacked and killed an ISIS leader in Iraq, “Today the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed. He was relentlessly hunted down by our intrepid warfighters. His miserable life was terminated, along with another member of ISIS, in coordination with the Iraqi Government and the Kurdish Regional Government. PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH!”
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