President Trump said the strikes in Yemen were a message to Iran, urging the country to immediately cease support for the Houthi rebels. Photo: White House; Naif Rahma/Reuters
Updated March 16, 2025 6:29 pm ET
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DUBAI—In ordering a pre-emptive attack on the Houthis in Yemen, President Trump hopes to succeed where all others have failed, taking on a foe that has outlasted powerful enemies for years.
U.S. officials said Sunday the attacks were designed as a show of overwhelming force, far more intense than the strike order under the Biden administration to take out the Houthis capacity to harass Red Sea shipping lanes. The attacks also hit directly at the Houthi leadership, officials said—something the Biden administration decided against.
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