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On Sunday, the State Department castigated the Houthi terrorist movement sponsored by Iran of Yemen for fatal attacks against cargo -ray and Israel cargo cargoes while new calls emerged for President Donald Trump to support the legitimate government of Yemen to overthrow the Houthi regime.

Walid Phares, a leading American expert in the Middle East, told Fox News Digital that concerning “negotiations with Hamas and the regime in Tehran, in my opinion, Iran simply buy time to rearm and resume its regional expansion”.

Lighthouses said that if the talks failed, it is necessary to “enjoy a fundamental force made up of units faithful to the legitimate Yemeni government (now in exile in Aden), and – in particular – the South Transitioning Council (STC), whose forces are based in the Aden region and maintain the fronts adjacent to the control of victories against victories. years. ”

Trump stops military strikes on the Houthis, but the expert warns the terrorist group supported by Iran remains a major threat

Houthis Sea Rouge

Supporters of Houthis come together to attend a rally to protest against the United States air strikes on Yemen and the current strikes in Israel in the Gaza Strip in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP photo / Osamah Abdulrahman)

Phares, who advised Trump when he was a candidate for the presidency in 2016, continued, saying that “the United States should support, finance and train these southern forces for ground operations along the Red Sea coast, in particular to take over the vital port city of Hodeidah. Simultaneously, the northern units faithful to the Yemeni coverage were able to advance to the capital, Sanaa. hold Yemen and completely eliminate the threat.

He argued that “this would open the way for future negotiations – not with the attorney of Tehran – but with a federated Yemeni government independent of Iranian influence”.

In May, Trump announced that after a military air campaign against the Houthi movement, saying that the Houthis “simply did not want to fight … and we will honor this. We will stop the attacks.”

Houthi terrorists seem, however, having violated their commitment to Trump to stop attacks in the Red Sea.

President Trump takes action against the Houthis to defend American expedition assets and dissuade terrorist threats, the White House published on X on March 15, 2025.

President Donald Trump, on the right, takes action against the Houthis to defend American shipping assets and dissuade terrorist threats, the White House published on X on March 15, 2025. (White House)

The spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Sean Parnell, told Fox News Digital: “The DOD remains ready to respond to any state or non-state actor seeking to expand or degenerate conflicts in the region. Secretary Hegseth continues to specify that Iran or its proxies will threaten American staff in the region, the United States will take decisive measures to defend our people. not future operations. ” “”

Hegseth declares that “peace through the force is back” while producing an “relentless” campaign against Houthi targets

Fox News Digital reported on July 7 that Israel had exchanged missile fires with Houthi rebels supported by Iran in Yemen on Monday, targeting group ports and other facilities.

The initial strikes of Israel have been reacted to a suspected Houthi attack on a Liberian flag ship in the Red Sea. The ship was targeted with explosives and light weapons fire, which made it take water and force the crew to abandon the ship. The Houthis have not yet claimed the responsibility of the attack. The Israeli army issued a warning before its attack, which targeted the ports in Hodeida, Ras Isa and Salif.

“These ports are used by the terrorist regime Houthi to transfer weapons of the Iranian regime, which are used to carry out terrorist operations against the State of Israel and its allies,” said the Israeli army.

Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard affiliated to the Houthi group patrol the sea

Yemeni Coast Guard ships affiliated with the Houthi Patrol The SEA group on January 4, 2024. International transport was disrupted by their presence. (AFP via Getty Images)

The Houthi attacks last week led to the sinking of the bulk carrier Magic Seas, causing the alleged murders of four people and 11 other disappeared, according to an AP report.

The announcement came while satellite photos show long, dragging oils from which eternity C in bulk fell, and another when the Houthis sank the bulk transporter Magic Seas.

Israel’s times reported that the two ships had been attacked more than a week ago by the rebels as part of their campaign targeting ships during the war in Gaza. The Houthi campaign overturned shipping costs in the Red Sea, through which $ 1 billion of goods generally passes per year.

Houthi protest

The Houthi fighters walk on British and American flags during a gathering in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and recent holms at sea in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden on February 4, 2024 on the outskirts of Sana’a, Yemen. (Photo: Mohammed Hamoud / Getty Images)

A spokesperson for the State Department said to Fox News Digital: “The United States condemns these attacks. These recent attacks have led to the loss of lively lives, the injuries of the sailors and the shipwreck of the cargos.

The spokesman added: “World freedom of navigation and Israel have been attacked by Houthi rebels for too long. The United States has supported Israel’s ability to exercise its right to self-defense.”

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After the Biden administration defined the Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, the Trump administration quickly restored the terrorist designation in March.

The official slogan of the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) reads

Anders Hagstrom and AP of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.

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