U.S. President Donald Trump speaks by phone with Yemen’s President Rashad al-Alimi as the Houthis advance near a key global shipping route, but multiple sources say Trump does not make a direct pledge of military support. The call focuses on the Houthis’ moves around the Bab al-Mandeb strait, according to reporting cited by outlets including Reuters.
Alimi requests U.S. assistance for his Saudi-backed government in its fight against the Iran-backed Houthis, after the Houthis take key areas along the strait in a rapid offensive earlier in the month. While Reuters-based accounts and other summaries agree that no explicit military commitment is made during the call, some outlet write-ups also add details such as U.S. engagement with Houthi representatives in Oman and references to planned actions against Houthi targets, without attributing those claims uniformly to the phone conversation itself.
