American airstrikes continued this week in Yemen, resulting in the deaths of four individuals and injuries to sixteen others. These strikes, part of a broader campaign to dismantle the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist infrastructure, underscore the strategic shift under President Donald Trump to aggressively counter threats to Israel and international shipping.
The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, are not mere insurgents—they are a key arm of Iran’s global terror network, responsible for launching ballistic missiles and drones toward Israeli civilian centers since late 2023. In total, they’ve fired 23 ballistic missiles at Israel, aiming to inflict mass civilian casualties.
Beyond their attacks on Israel, the Houthis have waged war on international maritime trade. By targeting shipping routes in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait, they’ve crippled global commerce. These disruptions caused up to a 70% drop in traffic through the Suez Canal, forcing major shipping companies to reroute vessels around Africa, adding weeks to travel and billions in global costs.
Under the Biden administration, the Houthis operated with near impunity. That changed in January 2025. With Trump back in office, the U.S. military was ordered to neutralize the Houthis as part of a broader strategy to crush Iran’s terror axis. The recent strikes in Yemen are part of that mission—designed to restore safe passage in the Red Sea and protect Israeli lives.
Iran, the puppet master behind the Houthis, has continued to use the Yemeni theater as both a battlefield and propaganda platform. Every missile launched from Yemen is ultimately an Iranian act of war, carried out by proxies who have declared allegiance to the Ayatollah’s genocidal goals.
The latest U.S. airstrikes send a clear message: America will no longer tolerate Iranian terrorism by proxy. As long as the Houthis continue to threaten Israel and the global economy, they will remain a legitimate military target.
In this multi-front war—where Israel fights for its survival against Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Iranian militias in Syria and Iraq—the Houthis in Yemen serve as Iran’s southern dagger. But that dagger is being broken, one strike at a time.
