US Progress Against Resilient Houthi Militants Remains Murky
US Central Command forces carry out airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi targets across Yemen, in this handout photo provided by CENTCOM, on March 15.
Source: CENTCOMPresident Donald Trump has boasted that he’s “decimated” the Houthis, the Iran-backed militants who have attacked commercial ships transiting the Red Sea since 2023. But three weeks into a campaign of US airstrikes, his administration has offered limited evidence of weapons deployed and targets hit to back up that assertion.
Former President Joe Biden’s administration provided frequent updates on its hundreds of operations against the Houthis, through Pentagon briefings and shared satellite images showing the results of strikes. Officials met with members of Congress before and after operations.