US military strikes on Yemen could last for weeks

The US Air Force's airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen could continue for weeks, the Trump administration has told The Guardian.

On March 15, Donald Trump ordered the US military to launch a military operation against the Houthis of the Ansarullah movement in Yemen. He accused the movement of "piracy, violence and terrorism" against US and other naval vessels and aircraft. According to the latest data, 31 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in the airstrikes.

The US Central Command, which controls the Middle East, called Saturday's attacks the beginning of a larger operation in Yemen.

"The Houthis' attacks on American ships and aircraft (and our troops!) are unacceptable. And their patron, Iran, is on notice," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on his Twitter account.

A Pentagon spokesman told the newspaper that since 2023, the Houthis have attacked US warships 174 times and commercial vessels 145 times.

Al-Arabiya TV channel, citing an unnamed representative of the group, said the Houthis were ready to hold talks with the US.

In turn, Huzam al-Assad, a member of the Houthi political bureau, noted that Ansarullah does not intend to enter into negotiations until the US answers for the bombing of Yemeni cities.

For information, the Houthis are a Yemeni Shiite militant movement, officially known as Ansarullah. They actively resist the Yemeni government, as well as Saudi Arabia and its allies, and consider Israel their main enemy. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”