President Donald Trump on Monday, March 31, 2025, vowed to continue strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
He vowed to inflict “real pain” on them and their Iranian supporters, until they ceased all aggression towards American ships.
In a post on Truth Social, Donald Trump issued a warning to Yemen’s Houthis.
Trump claimed that strikes conducted by the US over the last two weeks had caused major damage to the rebel group.
“The Iran-backed Houthi Terrorists have been decimated by the relentless strikes over the past two weeks.
“Many of their Fighters and Leaders are no longer with us. We hit them every day and night — Harder and harder.
“Their capabilities that threaten Shipping and the Region are rapidly being destroyed,” stated Trump.
He also said, “Our attacks will continue until they are no longer a threat to Freedom of Navigation.
“The choice for the Houthis is clear: Stop shooting at U.S. ships, and we will stop shooting at you.
“Otherwise, we have only just begun, and the real pain is yet to come, for both the Houthis and their sponsors in Iran.”
Trump has also, in the last few days, issued threats to Iran to comply with a deal regarding their nuclear programme, or face bombing.
It also comes amid a sharpening of Trump’s rhetoric towards Tehran.
The president threatened that “there will be bombing” if Iran does not reach a deal on its nuclear program.
Trump’s message was also reposted on the social media platform by US defence secretary Pete Hegseth and national security advisor Mike Waltz.
Yemen strike details revealed in Signal chat
The Atlantic leaked messages from a confidential Signal group chat discussing strikes in Yemen.
On the chat, top officials such as Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Mike Waltz and vice president JD Vance mentioned timings for attacks on Houthi targets.
In one of the messages, defence secretary Pete Hegseth also spoke about the media strategy that would be employed surrounding the strikes on Yemen.
He said, “I think messaging is going to be tough no matter what nobody knows who the Houthis are which is why we would need to stay focused on Iran.”
He added that this was less about the Houthis and more about re-establishing a policy of deterrence unlike former President Biden.
Trump says to restore their freedom of navigation, after Houthis targeted US ships in the Red Sea.
Details of the types of military aircraft and timings of attacks were also revealed.
Although the Trump administration has denied that any of the information was sensitive.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, as quoted by an online news agency, “This case has been closed here at the White House as far as we are concerned,”
