Donald Trump states Houthis suffered heavy losses after US strikes and now seek peace
Story by Kateryna Serohina • 8h
In mid-March, the US launched large-scale strikes on the Houthis in Yemen in response to their attacks on ships in the Red Sea. Now, after suffering losses, the Houthis are seeking peace, according to a Fox News broadcast.
"The Houthis want peace because they’re getting the hell knocked out of them. The Houthis are dying for peace. They don’t want this… They were knocking ships out of the ocean…. In the Suez Canal, they only have about 20% of the ships going through. They have to go through a different way, which takes weeks of travel, and that really affects commerce. But the Houthis have been hit hard, and they want to negotiate peace," Trump said.
What preceded this
Reminder: On March 15, US President Donald Trump announced that the US had launched large-scale military strikes on dozens of targets in Yemen. This was an attempt to reopen international shipping lanes in the Red Sea, which had been under attack by the Houthis for months, as well as a signal to Iran regarding Trump’s intent to negotiate a nuclear deal.
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