The menace escalates tensions within the broader Center East as President Donald Trump continues to weigh a doable U.S. entry into the battle.
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The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have threatened to renew assaults on US vessels and warships within the Crimson Sea if the Trump administration joins Israel’s navy marketing campaign in opposition to Iran.
Saturday’s menace got here in a prerecorded video assertion by Houthi navy spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Saree.
“Within the occasion of the American involvement within the assault and aggression in opposition to Iran with the Israeli enemy, the armed forces will goal its ships and warships within the Crimson Sea,” Saree stated.
US President Donald Trump is weighing lively US navy involvement within the conflict.
Printed on June 21, 2025
