Trump Says Houthis ‘Decimated’ But ‘Real Pain’ Yet to Come

March 31, 2025, 7:17 PM UTC

President Donald Trump claimed days of US strikes have “decimated” Houthi rebels whose attacks have disrupted commercial traffic in the Red Sea but gave no details about the campaign, raising fresh questions about its effectiveness.

“Many of their Fighters and Leaders are no longer with us,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “We hit them every day and night — Harder and harder. Their capabilities that threaten Shipping and the Region are rapidly being destroyed.”

The latest US strikes against the Houthis began March 15 and are at the center of an uproar after National Security Advisor ...

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