US targets Houthi sites in Sana'a for third straight day of attacks
The Houthi movement later announced that it targeted the "USS Harry S. Truman aircraft" carrier in the Red Sea for the third time without providing proof.
By SHIR PERETSUpdated: MARCH 18, 2025 02:51 Smoke rises from a fire following an Israeli air strike in Hodeidah, Yemen in this handout photo released on July 20, 2024. (photo credit: HOUTHI MEDIA CENTRE/Handout via REUTERS)
The US is currently conducting targeted strikes against the Houthis in Yemen's capital, Sana'a, Houthi-owned Al-Masirah reported on Monday night.
The strikes have targeted the Al-Habashi Iron Factory, as well as additional areas south of the presidential compound, Al-Masirah added.
On Tuesday, the terror organization claimed that it had attacked the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier as well as several American warships in the Red Sea. Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi claimed that this forced US warship to flee to the northern region of the Red Sea.
The Houthis did not provide proof of the attacks from any time they claimed to strike.
The Houthi's military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that they would not hesitate to continue to strike US assets in the region and that its naval blockade on Israel would continue.
"If they continue their aggression, we will continue the escalation," al-Houthi added in a televised speech.
A man takes pictures of a raging fire at oil storage tanks a day after Israeli strikes on the port of Yemen's Houthi-held city of Hodeida on July 21, 2024. Yemen's Huthi rebels on July 21 promised a ''huge'' retaliation against Israel following a deadly strike on the port of Hodeida. (credit: AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
Marco Rubio spoke about Yemen and Iran
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated President Donald Trump's recent stance that Iran should be held responsible "and face dire consequences" for Houthi attacks.
"The Houthis don’t have the ability to do this without Iran helping them, okay?" Rubio said in an interview with Fox News Radio.
"So, Iran owns this problem. I mean, they created this Frankenstein monster, and now they got to own it. And I think we should hold them responsible. And as the president has said, if these guys keep doing this, we owe Iran responsible for having created it."
