Trump Orders Attacks on Militant Sites in Yemen and Issues a Warning to Iran
The air and naval strikes on targets controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi fighters were intended to open up international shipping lanes in the Red Sea. Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday.Credit ...Osamah Abdulrahman/Associated Press The United States carried out large-scale military strikes on Saturday against dozens of targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, President Trump announced. It was the opening...