On March 15, 2025, the U.S. series of airstrikes to stop the Houthi rebels was authorized by Trump. A response to the Houthis in compromising the smooth flow of the international shipping waterways of the U.S. in the exporting goods such as oils.

Shipping routes, including the Red Sea, were attacked by the Houthis, which resulted in the rising conflict between Trump and the Houthi Rebels.

The Yemen airstrikes caused many Houthi civilians to be killed and wounded in the rising conflict between the U.S. and Sanaa in the threat of the maritime trading border.

Houthi spokespeople denied the allegation of the Houthi rebels compromising international shipping as the allegations were, "false and misleading."

A Series of Airstrikes Hit Sanaa

On Saturday, Trump's promise to use the "overwhelming lethal force" was done, as a series of airstrikes started in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. Trump's action was to push back the Iranian Houthi rebels in their continued attacks on shipping in the crucial marine border affecting the U.S. shipping authority.

"There are no Houthi rebels that will stop American commercial and naval vessels from having the freedom to sail in the waterways of the world. That is why our brace of warfighters are carrying out a series of aerial attacks on the rebels who will come our way in the American shipping, air, and naval assets and to restore navigational freedom," Trump said in his social media post.

Trump also warned Iran to support the Houthi rebels group as doing so will result in the Iranian country being fully accountable in the matter of deteriorating the shipping flow of the U.S. in the waterways.

The airstrikes were conducted by the military as the actions of the Houthi rebels revealed underlying issues that made the U.S. shipping waterways inaccessible and made exporting and navigation difficult.

This raised concerns, and Trump's warning was to launch a series of airstrikes on the rebels' location in Yemen, Sanaa, resulting in the Houthi rebels' economic downfall.

Rebellion Groups Killed Due to Airstrikes

According to the Houthi media office, the strikes hit the residential area of the Sanaa neighborhood, which is the northern district of Shoub. Residents were caught, and the act said that at least four airstrikes made an impact in the Eastern Geraf neighborhood.

Houthi rebels held military installations, and their political bureau headquarters are situated in the heavily populated Eastern Geraf.

"Civilians that are thirteen in total were killed, and nine were wounded," said Anees al-Ashbahi, spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry.

Due to the continuous series of airstrikes, Trump omitted the Houthi rebels, and many citizens were harmed and covered in fear as they became the victims of the said conflict.

Trump Protects American Shipping Routes

Trump's protection of international shipping routes is evident due to the Houthi rebels' continuous threat to global maritime trade.

This action poses a U.S. airstrike on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen through a series of airstrikes preventing the Houthi rebels from cutting the international shipment of the U.S.

Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and the Arabian Sea are among the routes used in the international trading of the U.S. in exporting goods.

The barrels of oil that are very evident in the waterways are the number one reason for the trading of the U.S. and recently have been blocked and compromised due to the Houthi launching numerous missiles affecting the international waterway's path of the U.S.

The Houthi rebels have targeted merchant vessels, with a total number of 100 affected by the missiles and drones that killed four sailors and sank two boats during the campaign of military and civilian ships in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in late 2023 and recently in January 2025 in the ceasefire that took effect in Gaza.

Houthis Spokesperson Takes to Social Media

Mohammed Abulsalam, a spokesperson for the Houthis, says that the claims that the Houthis are threatening international shipping routes is "false and misleading," according to an X post.

Trump's accusation that the Houthi rebels were threatening U.S. international shipping was false and misleading as the officials of Yemen denied the allegation of the issue within the U.S. international shipping.

The Houthi media office's deputy head, Nasruddin Amer, stated on social media that the bombings would not dissuade them and that they would hit again at the United States. "Sanaa will remain Gaza's shield and support and will not abandon it no matter the challenges," he continued.

Regardless of whether Trump will continue the series of airstrikes, the Houthi media office remains committed to shielding Yemen and Sanaa through Gaza's shields and support.

Houthi rebels, as perceived by Trump, will always stick to their core, which is to have unity as one and not to abandon Yemen citizens on the ongoing challenges they are facing.

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• Trump Orders Strikes on Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen and Issues New Warning