Houthis push for control of Yemen highlands as Trump is said to have called off strikes
Five Yemeni military sources said the Houthis are trying to secure the Kahboub Mountains to split government-held territory and consolidate gains.
- On Monday, Houthi fighters advanced toward strategic heights in Yemen to isolate the Red Sea coast, following reports that President Donald Trump canceled planned air strikes at the last minute Sunday.
- Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed requested military assistance from The United States on Sunday, yet Trump reportedly declined to pledge support after the administration prepared for strikes against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
- Fighting centers on the Kahboub Mountains in Taiz and Lahij, where the United Nations monitors a defensive posture from government forces as Houthi militia seek to consolidate recent territorial gains.
- The Houthi advance threatens alternative oil routes bypassing Hormuz, while Britain's UKMTO reported a projectile strike on a ship entering the strait, further pressuring global energy supplies.
- Amid stalled diplomacy, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian travels to New York on Tuesday for the General Assembly, as the conflict extends to a new theater threatening regional stability.
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Houthis fight for key Yemeni highlands, continue striking Saudi Arabia
The Houthis and the Yemeni Armed Forces, along with allied militias, have continued fighting on multiple fronts across the country, with the Houthis particularly focused on the highlands inland from their recent coastal advance. The Houthis have also maintained their attacks on Saudi Arabia, prompting Riyadh to renew its request for US airstrikes, which President Donald Trump has repeatedly rejected.
Trump's weekend decision to cancel the strikes against the Houthis left Saudi Arabia in an increasingly difficult position, writes HS foreign correspondent Jukka Huusko.
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Columbus TelegramHouthis further push for control in Yemen
Houthi fighters pushed to seize strategic heights in Yemen on Monday to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces after a report that President Donald Trump called off U.S. strikes on the group at…
Some reports point to Trump cancelling the attacks on the Houthis when the planes charged the bombs.The Houthis' lightning advance puts another key global trade route in check: why it matters what's going on in Yemen Houthis fighters are moving forward to take control of high strategic positions in Yemen that would isolate the Red Sea coast from areas controlled by Saudi-backed forces.This occurs right after Donald Trump ordered the U.S. attacks…
President Donald Trump called off Sunday's planned airstrikes against Yemen's Houthis because military leaders convinced him that the operation was too risky due to dwindling ammunition supplies, especially since the Islamists were not attacking American ships, NBC News has learned.
The US operation against pro-Iranian rebels in Yemen was due to begin on Sunday afternoon, at the request of Saudi Arabia, but was cancelled at the last minute — Split at the Pentagon over the next move
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