Posted on 03/17/25
| News Source: JPost
Several Houthi leaders involved in its drone program were killed during a US strike on Houthi targets in Yemen, the Pentagon announced in a press conference Monday.
Overnight, US Central Command (CENTCOM) continued to carry out strikes on the Iran-backed terror group. The US agency announced via X overnight that attacks would continue.
The Houthis claimed 53 people have been killed as a result of the strikes, which began on Saturday.
Speaking with ABC on Monday, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said the US strikes "took out" several Houthi leaders.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that the United States would conduct "unrelenting" strikes against the Houthis in Yemen until the terrorist group ceases their military actions targeting US assets and global shipping.
On Sunday, the Houthis claimed they struck the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in addition to other US naval ships deployed in the area of the Red Sea. The US said it downed 11 Houthi drones, following the Iran-backed group's claim it had attempted to attack the aircraft carrier.