The Iran-backed group said it has assured the Trump administration it won’t attack U.S. vessels in the Red Sea.

THE RAF will help combat Houthi terrorists targeting ships in a key trade route. A military jet is being sent to assist Saudi Arabia in repelling the Iran-backed militia, who are causing havoc in

The Houthis said the operation, which involved missiles and drones, came as a response to an attack in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

A Houthi ballistic missile struck an Aramco jet-fuel depot near Riyadh’s international airport, a major escalation in the war between Yemen’s Iran-backed militants and Saudi Arabia.

For two weeks, the question of whether to yield to pleas from Saudi Arabia and order the U.S. military to strike targets in Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis has bedeviled President Donald Trump.

The Iran-backed Houthi militia was engaged in fierce battles with the Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen on Sunday, as it seeks to maintain momentum in the war.