Trump Weighs Yemen Strikes After 2 Saudi Tankers Targeted as U.S. Forces Face 2-Front Strain
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 24
Trump Weighs Yemen Strikes After 2 Saudi Tankers Targeted as U.S. Forces Face 2-Front Strain
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 24
Summary
The Trump administration is considering attacks on Iranian-backed Houthi forces in Yemen after the group said it targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.
Trump has warned he would hold Iran responsible for any further Houthi attacks, potentially widening nearly two weeks of daily U.S. airstrikes against Iran into a second front.
More than a dozen U.S. warships, including two aircraft carriers, are already in the Arabian Sea, while the Pentagon is sending additional F-16s from Germany and F-35s from Britain to the Gulf.
Former U.S. commanders said a two-front war would test combat-force availability, with any Yemen campaign marking the first major action against the Houthis since the Pentagon's 52-day Operation Rough Rider over a year ago.