The US launched another round of missile strikes across Yemen early Wednesday morning, Yemeni media has reported.
Yemen’s SABA news agency reported US attacks on the northern provinces of Sadaa and Hajjah and strikes on Hodeidah, which is on the Red Sea. Other Yemeni media reports said the US also targeted the Yemeni capital of Sanaa and counted at least 10 US strikes.
US Central Command said in a brief statement that it continues to “operate” against the Houthis but didn’t share details about the strikes.
The latest US attacks come a few days after President Trump ordered massive strikes on Saturday that killed at least 53 people, including women and children. The bombing came in response to the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, announcing they would be reimposing a blockade on Israeli shipping in response to Israeli ceasefire violations in Gaza.
The Houthis began targeting US warships again in response and claimed four attacks on the US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman within 72. US officials have downplayed the attacks, claiming they have missed by 100 miles. The Houthis also launched a missile at Israel in response to the massive bombing Israel unleashed on Gaza Tuesday morning.
President Trump has said he will blame Iran for each Houthi attack even though US officials have acknowledged that the group acts independently and likely wouldn’t take orders from Tehran.
The Houthis message to the US has been that they will meet “escalation with escalation,” while US officials are threatening to continue bombing Yemen “relentlessly” until Yemeni forces cannot fire back. But a year-long US bombing campaign conducted by President Biden from January 2024 to January 2025 did nothing to deter the Houthis.
From 2015-2022, the US backed the Saudi war on Yemen, which involved heavy airstrikes and a blockade, and the Houthis only became a more capable fighting force during that time.
According to the UN, the war killed at least 377,000 people, with more than half dying of starvation and disease caused by the siege. A ceasefire between the Houthis and Saudis has held relatively well since April 2022, but new US sanctions are blocking the implementation of a lasting peace deal.
