Houthis move to seize strategic terrain after Trump calls off airstrikes at last minute
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Houthi fighters are advancing to secure strategic terrain in Yemen, aiming to cut off the Red Sea coast from Saudi-backed forces. This follows US President Donald Trump's last-minute cancellation of airstrikes, despite Saudi Arabia's appeals for assistance.
US president reportedly changed his mind over Saudi Arabia’s pleas for assistance as bombs were being loaded Houthi fighters are moving to seize strategic heights in Yemen that would cut the Red Sea coast off from areas held by Saudi-backed forces after Donald Trump called off US strikes on the group at the last minute, reportedly as bombs were being loaded on to aircraft. Amid increasingly heavy fighting in Yemen, which has displaced tens of thousands of people in recent weeks, the New York Times reported on Monday that the US president had flip-flopped wildly in recent days after a call from Saudi Arabia for US strikes on the Houthis. Continue reading...