Houthi officials say they have assured the Trump administration that they will not attack U.S. vessels in the Red Sea. Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a senior Houthi figure, tells the Associated Press that the group has communicated this position to U.S. officials.
According to reports, the outreach comes after the Houthis take control of multiple towns and islands along Yemen’s western coast, an area viewed as strategically important for shipping through the Red Sea. Both outlets describe the message as a form of reassurance following the latest developments on Yemen’s coast.
The accounts focus on the same core claim: the Houthis’ stated intention not to target U.S. ships. Differences are mainly in framing and the amount of surrounding regional updates included by each outlet, but both attribute the statement to al-Bukhaiti and link it to recent U.S.-Houthi communication after the group’s territorial gains.
