At least 24 people lost their lives as U.S. President Donald Trump ordered large-scale military strikes on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Saturday.
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00:00Here's some more breaking news it's coming in United States strikes rebel
00:04group Houthis in Yemen. Large-scale military strikes against Houthis. At least 19 have
00:09been killed so far in US strikes on Houthis. Trump tells Houthis stop or hell
00:14will rain down. This is the biggest US military operation in the Middle East
00:18since Trump came to power. Trump warns Iran to halt support to Houthis. My
00:24colleague Gaurav Sawant is joining me on the phone line with more details. Gaurav
00:27we're learning that US has struck rebel group Houthis in Yemen and 19
00:33have been killed so far. Trump has warned Iran to halt support to Houthis. What
00:37more can you tell us on this? This is a massive airstrike that has taken place
00:42on Houthi rebels. You know it's a very very state major statement of intent
00:49that comes to US President Donald Trump. You've read out what he posted on
00:55when he said that he's ordered the US armed forces to carry out strikes on the
00:59Houthi terrorists as he's called them. The Houthi rebels are a very strong
01:04support system of Iran and it's not just in you know the Iran-Israel conflict
01:11which started with Hamas attacking Israel on the 7th of October 2023. The
01:16Houthis and the Hezbollah supporting you know the Hamas in carrying out joint
01:23strikes at Israel. But look at it the other way how it's impacting
01:28adversely impacting the entire world with Houthi rebels or Houthi terrorists
01:32targeted and it's difficult for commercial shipping to take place in the
01:39Red Sea region beyond you know to cross the Suez Canal and trade and commerce
01:45between Asia and you know the United States of America and Europe
01:51transatlantic trade and commerce was adversely impacted from this region
01:57because Houthi rebels would target shipping lanes of communication because
02:01the retaliation had been so poor in the past that their guts increased and they'd
02:06even targeted US warships and there was a very limp response during the Biden
02:11administration but the US President Donald Trump has promised massive
02:17retaliation and this is just the beginning of that massive retaliation so
02:21initial information since it's still happening they are targeting the missile
02:26silos and missile launch bases and their ability and the ability of the Houthis
02:32to strike you know Red Sea region. It remains to be seen how much will this be
02:38intensified you know whether their ports will be destroyed whether their
02:41leadership will be taken out. These 19 deaths is just perhaps the tip of the
02:46iceberg. It's a huge development that's taking place. Absolutely Gaurav and you
02:51know this is also coming at a time when the United States has ramped up
02:55sanction pressure on Tehran while also trying to bring it to the negotiating
02:58table over its nuclear program so how does that play out here? All of it all of
03:03it are tactics to isolate Iran in fact and that is that is what also explains
03:08Iran's response but you're absolutely right he's trying to get Iran to give up
03:13on nuclear weapons something that Iran does not want to do and their leadership
03:18has made that very clear the way Israel has targeted the Hezbollah before the
03:24Hezbollah Hamas they've taken out the Islamic Jihad the terrorists they've
03:28targeted the leadership in Syria unfortunately Syria is in chaos ever
03:33since Bashar al-Assad was compelled to leave and is in hiding in Russia so it
03:38just goes on to show the entire support system or the axis of resistance as Iran
03:44called it the entire support system has been destroyed or is in disarray Hamas
03:50terrorists most of the leadership is dead Hezbollah terrorists most of their
03:54leadership are dead Bashar al-Assad has been forced to leave his country his
03:59country now virtually in the hands of Islamic State terrorists you know and
04:04which means massive chaos in Syria so Iran increasingly is isolated now with
04:09Houthis being targeted remember Houthis in the past have even targeted Saudi
04:13Arabia and their Aramco oil network their oil pipelines so it's a huge action
04:21that that we take it by Donald Trump right now many analysts have argued why
04:26didn't Biden do this this should have happened much earlier it started
04:30happening it remains to be seen how intense will it be in the days and weeks
04:34ahead to ensure that feelings of communication are restored once again a
04:38promise that was made by Donald Trump absolutely Gaurav thank you for bringing
04:42us those details on that story