Houthis warn they’ll target US ships if Washington backs Israel

Yemen’s Houthi movement has warned that it will strike US vessels in the Red Sea if the United States takes part in Israeli war against Iran, the group’s military spokesperson has said.

According to Yemeni state media, the spokesperson reaffirmed the Houthis' opposition to “Zionist aggression” against any Arab or Muslim nation.

The group has carried out attacks on Israeli targets and commercial shipping in the Red Sea since 2023, claiming to act in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Although the US and the Houthis reached a ceasefire in May, under which both sides agreed not to target each other, the group’s latest warning signals rising tensions amid broader regional escalation.