Yemen

Houthis say Ahmed al-Rahawi and a number of other ministers of the

Unverified footage appeared to show a plume of black smoke rising from an area near the airport on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

The United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation a day after US President Donald Trump launched air strikes to deter rebel attacks on Red Sea shipping vessels, which the White House claims killed senior rebel leaders. Washington also warned Tehran to stop backing the Houthis.

The strikes targeted weapons used to attack shipping, the official said.

The first detailed assessments of the strikes in Yemen reveal the serious challenge facing the Biden administration as it seeks to deter the militia.