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US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran would face “dire” consequences for any attacks by the Tehran-backed Houthis.
“Every shot fired from the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN, and IRAN will be held responsible, and suffer the consequences, and those consequences will be dire,” Trump said on Truth Social.
His warning came after several days of US airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. At least 53 people have been killed in the attacks, the Houthi-run health ministry said on Sunday, including women and children.
The Houthis have vowed to retaliate against the attacks, which also hit military infrastructure.
The militia had paused its own attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes — crucial to global supply chains — after Israel and Hamas agreed a ceasefire in Gaza, but had threatened to resume the onslaught after Israel blocked aid to the enclave.
The Trump administration has vowed to keep attacking the Houthis until they end their attacks in the Red Sea. “This isn’t a one-night thing. This will continue until you say, ‘We’re done shooting at ships,’” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News on Sunday.
Washington is pursuing a two-pronged strategy toward Tehran, aiming to both isolate and strain the regime while also making overtures for prospective nuclear talks, The Washington Post wrote.