Trump: Campaign against Houthis ‘very successful’; Hegseth: It’s about to get worse for them

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels attend a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel gathering to mark International Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations in Sanaa, Yemen, March 28, 2025 (Mohammed Huwais / AFP)
Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels attend a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel gathering to mark International Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations in Sanaa, Yemen, March 28, 2025 (Mohammed Huwais / AFP)

More from US President Donald Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu:

Trump said the United States military campaign against the Houthis in Yemen has been “very successful militarily.”

“We’ve really damaged them,” he said, adding that “it’s every night, night after night, and we’ve gotten many of their leaders and their experts.”

“It’s been a bad three weeks for the Houthis,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth added, “and it’s about to get worse.”

He said the US has destroyed underground facilities, weapons manufacturing sites, bunkers, troops and air defense assets.

“We are not going to relent,” said Hegseth, “and it’s only going to be more unrelenting until the Houthis declare they will stop shooting at our ships.”

He added that the US has been “very clear” to the Iranians that they must stop providing support for the Houthis.

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