The airstrikes come a few days after the Houthis said they would resume attacks on Israeli vessels sailing in waters off Yemen in response to Israel’s blockade on Gaza.

The president vowed to use “overwhelming lethal force” against the militant group for its attacks at sea and told Tehran to end its support or face consequences.

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.

As US president demands Iran end support for Houthis, IRGC general says group is 'the representative of the Yemenis, ' and makes its decisions independently from Tehran

U.S. President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Houthis on Saturday over the group's attacks against ships in the Red Sea, warning "hell will rain down upon you" if they did not stop targeting commercial vessels and U.

President Trump says he has ordered a “decisive” military action against Houthi rebels in Yemen, opening a new salvo against the Iran-backed group that has targeted shipping lanes in the Red Sea.

Strikes targeted Houthi military sites in Yemen's southwestern city of Taiz, two witnesses in the area said on Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against the Iran-aligned group.

The United States began large-scale military strikes on Saturday against dozens of targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, President Donald Trump announced.