Houthis move to seize strategic terrain after Trump calls off airstrikes at last minute
Houthi troops stand guard during a protest against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen last week. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPAView image in fullscreenHouthi troops stand guard during a protest against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen last week. Trump, who had been resisting joining the Saudi war in Yemen, after the call then told the Pentagon to prepare for airstrikes against the Houthis before reversing course once again, the report said.View image in fullscreenA camp for people displaced by the fighting in Yemen, near the city of Aden.
- ▪Houthi troops stand guard during a protest against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen last week.
- ▪Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPAView image in fullscreenHouthi troops stand guard during a protest against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen last week.
- ▪Trump, who had been resisting joining the Saudi war in Yemen, after the call then told the Pentagon to prepare for airstrikes against the Houthis before reversing course once again, the report said.View image in fullscreenA camp for people
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Houthi troops stand guard during a protest against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen last week. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPAView image in fullscreenHouthi troops stand guard during a protest against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen last week. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPAHouthisHouthis move to seize strategic terrain after Trump calls off airstrikes at last minuteUS president reportedly changed his mind over Saudi Arabia’s pleas for assistance as bombs were being loadedPeter Beaumont Senior international correspondentMon 21 Sep 2026 12.14 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 12.21 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleHouthi fighters are moving to seize strategic heights in Yemen that would cut the Red Sea coast off from areas held by Saudi-backed forces after Donald Trump called off US strikes on…
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