This comes after Houthis launched missile and drone strikes on oil tankers in the Red Sea.
- US President Donald Trump threatened major military punishment for Yemen's Houthi rebels
- Houthis launched missile and drone strikes on oil tankers in the Red Sea
- Trump stated the US will hold Iran responsible for the Houthi attacks
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Yemen's Houthi rebels with "major military punishment" after they launched missile and drone strikes on oil tankers in the Red Sea.
"The US will hold Iran responsible, in that the Houthis are a Surrogate and/or Proxy of Iran, and major military punishment will be inflicted upon Iran and, of course, the Houthis themselves" should the rebels launch further attacks, Trump said on his Truth Social network.
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