Trump warns Iran will face ‘dire’ penalties until Houthi assaults cease

US President Donald Trump has warned Iran that it’s going to face “dire” penalties if Yemen’s Houthis proceed to assault worldwide transport lanes.

He stated the Iranian management can be held answerable for “each shot fired by the Houthis”, which have lengthy been backed by Tehran. The group later stated it had focused a US plane provider thrice previously two days.

The Houthis first tried to assault the USS Harry S Truman within the Pink Sea on Sunday following lethal US strikes on Yemen.

The Pentagon stated it had struck 30 targets in Yemen since Saturday, within the largest US navy operation within the Center East since Trump returned to the White Home.

Trump posted on his Fact Social platform on Monday: “Each shot fired by the Houthis might be appeared upon from this level ahead, as being a shot fired from the weapons and management of IRAN.

“And IRAN might be held accountable, and endure the results, and people penalties might be dire!”

The US president accused Iran of supplying the group with funding, weapons and intelligence, which Tehran denies.

In a letter on Monday to the UN Safety Council, Iran’s UN envoy denied it was in violation of a UN arms embargo on Yemen, and stated it was not concerned in any destabilising actions within the area.

Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani accused the US of “baseless accusations” towards Iran, Reuters information company reported.

In a briefing on Monday, Pentagon officers stated the US assaults on Yemen had been directed at a broader vary of targets than the strikes authorised beneath former President Joe Biden.

Lt Gen Alex Grynkewich stated that Houthi drone consultants had been amongst these focused.

He added that there had been “no credible indications of any civilian casualties”.

Washington has stated some key Houthi figures had been among the many useless, though the group has not confirmed this.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell stated the US was not searching for regime change.

“This marketing campaign might be relentless to degrade their functionality and to open up transport lanes within the area and to defend our homeland,” he stated.

On Sunday morning, the Houthis launched drones and missiles focusing on the USS Harry S Truman.

US fighter plane shot down about 11 of the drones, a US official informed the BBC’s US accomplice CBS.

The Houthis additionally launched a ballistic missile that crashed into the water nicely wanting the USS Harry S Truman, the official added.

On Monday, the group stated that it had launched a 3rd assault on the ship in simply 48 hours – disrupting US navy strikes that had been getting ready to launch.

The Pentagon didn’t instantly reply to the BBC when requested in regards to the group’s newest claims. Earlier on Monday, Pentagon officers stated that one missile fired on the ship by the Houthis missed by over 100 miles (160km), and denied that any of the Houthi assaults have been profitable.

The Houthis stated at the very least 5 youngsters had been amongst 53 individuals killed within the US air strikes on Yemen’s Al Jaouf and Hudaydah areas, casualties that the BBC has not independently verified.

The US additionally launched airstrikes towards the group on Saturday and Sunday.

The Houthis stated they’d proceed to focus on Pink Sea transport till Israel lifted its blockade of Gaza.

The group has claimed – typically falsely – that they solely goal ships linked to Israel, the US or the UK within the Pink Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Since November 2023, the Houthis have sunk two vessels, seized a 3rd, and killed 4 crew members.

The group controls Sanaa and the north-west of Yemen, however it’s not the nation’s internationally recognised authorities.