Trump To Pause Attacks After Houthis Say “They Don’t Want To Fight”

The pause in fighting marks the end of airstrikes that began in March when Trump vowed to use "overwhelming lethal force."

President Trump said he is ordering a pause to nearly two months of U.S. airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis.

The announcement comes after the Iran-backed rebels indicated that “they don’t want to fight anymore” and have promised to stop attacking ships along a vital global trade route.

The pause in fighting marks the end of airstrikes that began in March when Trump vowed to use “overwhelming lethal force” after the Houthis said they would resume attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden as well as other shipping routes.