Pentagon Says Operations 'Continue' Overnight Against Yemen's Houthis
In the overnight hours (local), the US military has launched what appears to be a second wave of airstrikes on Yemen. US Central Command posted a new video Sunday saying that operations 'continue'…
CENTCOM forces continue operations against Iran-backed Houthi terrorists… pic.twitter.com/zEWykoDKQR — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 17, 2025
'The United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation after the U.S. launched airstrikes to deter the rebels from attacking military and commercial vessels on one of the world's busiest shipping corridors,' AP writes.
Like with similar strikes under Biden – and now with Trump – where's Congress? What authorization is there for a new war in the Middle East?
When you've lost the hawkish FoxCon pundit Ann Coulter…
Why did we have to do this? Is it part of our constitution that we must be bombing someone at all times? pic.twitter.com/WUt63jF7uS — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) March 16, 2025
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