Trump Says US Will Stop Houthi Strikes After Oman-Brokered Deal

President Donald Trump said the US would stop its bombing campaign against Houthis in Yemen after a ceasefire was facilitated by Oman, even as the group pledged to keep targeting Israel over its Gaza campaign.

“They just don’t want to fight,” Trump said in an Oval Office Tuesday morning during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. “And we will honor that, and we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated. But more importantly, we will take their word.”

The precise terms of the agreement weren’t released and it wasn’t immediately clear if the move would lead ...