Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group threatened on Sunday to resume attacks on U.S. ships in the Red Sea in the wake of Washington’s decision to join Israel’s military campaign against the Islamic Republic.
“We affirm the Republic of Yemen’s commitment to the armed forces’ declaration that they were ready to target U.S. ships and warships in the Red Sea,” the Yemeni terror organization stated on Sunday, referencing a statement issued the previous day by its military spokesperson.
“We will target U.S. ships and battleships in the Red Sea if Washington participates in the attack on Iran,” Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree had said in a statement published by the group’s propaganda outlet.
The U.S. military carried out a “very successful” attack on three Iranian nuclear sites—Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan—on Saturday, according to U.S. President Donald Trump.
“A full payload of bombs was dropped on the primary site, Fordow,” the president revealed, adding: “All planes are safely on their way home.”
The developments came some seven weeks after Trump announced that the U.S. would halt strikes on the Houthis, saying the terrorist group had “agreed to stop interrupting important shipping lanes in the Middle East.”
The Houthis have escalated their attacks on Israel in recent weeks, including a direct hit near Ben-Gurion International Airport on May 4.
Amid the IDF offensive against the Islamic Republic, Tehran’s Yemeni terrorist proxy continues to fire missiles at the Jewish state, with the most recent attack from the country coming on June 16.
Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari, the chief of staff of Houthi military forces in Yemen, was seriously wounded during an Israeli air-strike on June 14, Israel’s Kan News broadcaster reported on Thursday.
