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(The ... The U.S.) is threatening Iran and hitting Yemen. Now all scenarios are possible. We will do what they will do to us. If they are hitting us from (U.S. aircraft carrier USS Harry S.) Truman, we will retaliate by hitting Truman,
the Houthi foreign minister said
Now we see that Yemen is at war with the U.S. and that means that we have a right to defend ourselves with all possible means, so escalation is likely."
he said, but addedThere will be no talk of any dialling down of operations before ending the aid blockade in Gaza. Iran is not interfering in our decision but what is happening is that it mediates sometimes but it cannot dictate things,
Amer said, in his first comments on the issue to a foreign news agencyIf any aircraft or base is used against us then we will escalate and we will defend ourselves, but if they (Gulf states) continue to be neutral we will stay away,
he said
There is a very clear end-state to this operation, and that begins the moment that the Houthis pledge to stop attacking our ships and putting American lives at risk."
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell
We say to Trump: No matter how much you boast, no matter how powerful you think you are, God's might is greater than yours. We bow to no one, we fear no one, because our path is the right and legitimate path — the path the entire world should follow."
Ansar Allah Leader Abdul-Malek al-HouthiQuite frankly, it's hard to tell because while we're executing precision strikes, they missed by over 100 miles,
he said on MondayYemen will never back down — we defy the Americans, we defy the Zionists, ... We are the men of the Prophet."
said a man shouting slogans to the Sanaa crowd, who chanted back
We have always declared — and we declare again today — that the Yemenis are an independent and free nation in their own land, with an independent national policy,
a top IRGC official, Major General Hossein Salami, said on Sunday
Successive U.S. administrations have failed to stem the flow of Iranian support to the Houthis and the growing Iranian influence over them,
read a 2022 analysis from the center-right American Enterprise Institute (AEI).We warn our enemies that Iran will respond decisively and destructively if they take their threats into action,
the IRGC’s Salami said to Iranian state mediaFunded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at U.S. aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies,
the president continued
He has called for utmost restraint and adherence to international humanitarian law, and he has pushed for a refocus on diplomacy to avoid uncontrollable destabilization in Yemen and in the region,
Haq said
The United Nations remains committed to continuing its efforts towards broader de-escalation in Yemen as well as continued engagement with the Yemeni, regional and international stakeholders in order to secure a sustainable and peaceful resolution to the conflict, and ultimately a better future for the Yemeni people,
Haq saidThe secretary-general calls for full freedom of navigation in the Red Sea,
said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio GuterresThe UN calls for utmost restraint and a cessation of all military activities,
he saidThere’s going to be … a very clear end state to this, and I think a lot of that has to do with how the Houthis respond,
Parnell said
That allows us to achieve a tempo of operations where we can react to opportunities that we see on the battlefield in order to continue to put pressure on the Houthis,
he saidWe know who the enemies of this country are and the enemies of a free world are, and President Trump has put them on notice,
he saidWe will not allow Trump to support the Zionist enemy in its crime of killing the people of Gaza with hunger and thirst,
the Ansar Allah source said