President Trump on Tuesday announced the Houthis have capitulated and don’t want to fight anymore.
“They just don’t want to fight, and we will honor that, and we will stop the bombings. They have capitulated,” Trump said.
“We will take their word. They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore,” he added.
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"The Houthis have announced that— they don't want to fight anymore. They just don't want to fight, and we will honor that, and we will stop the bombings. They have capitulated…They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore." pic.twitter.com/Sk2F5caqHz
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) May 6, 2025
Fox News reports:
The U.S. since mid-March has hit some 800 Houthi targets, according to an April 27 statement by U.S. Central Command.
The news comes as Israel appears to be ramping up military strikes on the Houthis in northern Yemen, particularly in the capital city of Sana’a, which is under Houthi control.
ADVERTISEMENTTrump did not provide any details on how the U.S. will continue to counter Iranian aid for the Houthi terrorist network.
“They’ve said ‘please don’t bomb us anymore and we’re not going to attack your ships,'” Trump said.
“And where did you hear about that?” a reporter asked.
“A very good source,” he responded.
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REPORTER: Can you tell us a bit more about the deal that you've reached with the Houthis?@POTUS: "They've said 'please don't bomb us anymore and we're not going to attack your ships.'"
REPORTER: And where did you hear about that?@POTUS: "A very good source… would you say,… pic.twitter.com/FbSYvAmR6R
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 6, 2025
From POLITICO:
The threat of Houthi attacks on the Red Sea waterway has forced commercial ships to divert course, causing lengthy delays and extending maritime trading routes thousands of miles around the tip of Africa.
But the arrangement is unlikely to calm tensions in the region if it’s limited to protecting American ships. Israel escalated strikes against the Houthis on Monday night with 20 fighter jets bombing the rebel-held port city of Hodeidah. Israeli forces were responding to a ballistic missile strike against the Jerusalem airport by the group. The Trump administration also labeled the Houthis a terror group in March, changing a Biden-era policy.
The Defense Department and U.S. Central Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, following Trump’s announcement, said the Houthi strikes were a freedom of navigation issue.
“These are a band of individuals with advanced weaponry that were threatening global shipping,” he said. And the job was to get that to stop.”
ADVERTISEMENTThe bombing halt comes before Trump heads to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates next week. Trump said he will make a “very, very big” and “positive” announcement before the trip, but did not specify what that would mean.
