International Report: Trump Lied—Houthis Only Target Israeli Ships
NYN | Reports and Analyses
A report published by the American news outlet MintPress News has revealed that the military campaign launched by former U.S. President Donald Trump against Sanaa in mid-March has cost American taxpayers nearly $1 billion in just three weeks, without achieving any clear military objectives and amid a rising civilian death toll.
According to the report, authored by journalist Robert Inlakesh, U.S. airstrikes have killed at least 130 civilians, including women and children, targeting residential areas and vital infrastructure such as water stations and public facilities, all in the absence of any defined military targets.
Despite Trump’s claim—two weeks into the campaign—that the Houthis (Ansar Allah) were “finished,” the airstrikes have continued unabated.
CNN quoted U.S. officials warning that the ongoing bombardment is rapidly depleting America’s stockpile of advanced weaponry, including munitions intended for deterring China.
The report also noted the failure of nuclear-capable B-2 bombers, deployed to Diego Garcia, to destroy Houthi military sites during a previous operation in October 2024—despite the bombers’ massive operational costs.
The site further reported that the American escalation coincided with Israeli and British air raids that, since November 2023, have killed hundreds of civilians in an attempt to halt Yemeni military operations in the Red Sea—operations that have effectively imposed a blockade on Israeli shipping for more than 16 months.
The report warned that the campaign—lacking congressional authorization or clear legal justification—risks becoming another unwinnable quagmire.
It also emphasized that Houthi (Ansar Allah) attacks in the Red Sea have exclusively targeted Israeli ships, while vessels from neutral countries have continued sailing unimpeded.
The report concluded by predicting that this campaign may surpass others in both cost and intensity, suggesting it could even exceed the Biden administration’s previous operations, which averaged $600 million per month—making it one of the most expensive and least supported military campaigns in modern U.S. history.
