Yemen 'prepared for larger confrontation': Sayyed al-Houthi

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen English
17 Mar 2025 23:07
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Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi confirms Yemen's readiness to confront any aggression and any escalatory measures against Gaza and Yemen.

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Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi giving an address on March 17, 2025 (Yemeni Military Media)

"If the Americans continue their aggression against our country in support of the Israeli enemy, it will only push us to confront their escalation with additional escalatory measures," Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement, stated on Monday.

In a speech on Monday evening, the Yemeni leader stressed that Yemen will not allow the Israeli occupation to oppress the Palestinian people with US support and cover.

Sayyed Al-Houthi also discussed the recent operation against the American aircraft carrier, USS Harry Truman, saying it had fled at a distance of 1,300 kilometers to the far north of the Red Sea following confrontations with the Yemeni Armed Forces.

This comes after the Yemeni Armed Forces announced Monday that they had successfully targeted the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman for the second time within hours, in addition to thwarting a planned US airstrike on Yemen.

The YAF confirmed, in a statement delivered by its spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, that the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was targeted for the second time in 24 hours in the northern Red Sea, "with a number of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones in an engagement that lasted for several hours."

Al-Houthi also praised the scene of the massive marches in Sanaa on Monday, stating that "the broad and great turnout is a clear message from our proud people to the Palestinian people and a message of resilience in the face of tyranny and American aggression."

"We are responding to the American aggression by targeting its aircraft carriers and warships, but if the aggression continues, we have greater escalation options," he warned.

He stated that the ban on Israeli ships is a first step, but if the Palestinian people face a severe famine, Yemen's position cannot remain at this level, adding "We do not hesitate when the situation requires it, and responsibility demands that we take a larger step or action, and we are prepared."