On Monday, President Donald Trump highlighted the achievements of the U.S.’s two-week offensive against the Houthis in Yemen, delivering a direct message: “Cease targeting U.S. ships, and we will cease our attacks.”

The Trump administration initiated these operations earlier in the month following renewed threats from the Houthi terrorist group against Israeli vessels after Jerusalem halted humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

“The Iran-backed Houthi Terrorists have been significantly weakened by the persistent strikes over the past two weeks,” Trump stated in a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Monday afternoon. “Numerous Fighters and Leaders of theirs are no longer in action.”

Houthi followers burn the Israeli and American flags during a tribal gathering on Jan. 14, 2024 on the outskirts of Sana’a, Yemen. Houthi followers gathered to protest against the U.S.-U.K. airstrikes on positions in areas under their control.  (Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

“Our attacks will continue until they are no longer a threat to Freedom of Navigation,” Trump said. “Otherwise, we have only just begun, and the real pain is yet to come, for both the Houthis and their sponsors in Iran.”

Trump has increased his threats issued against Iran in recent days, warning of direct military repercussions not only if it doesn’t stop arming terrorist networks, but if it continues with its nuclear ambitions. 

U.S. Central Command has not released an update about the Houthi leaders allegedly killed in the strikes or the most recent operations. 

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One before arriving at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 28, 2025. Trump is traveling to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.  (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

According to Houthi representatives, three people were killed in an overnight strike around the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa — which the terrorist network has held its grip on since 2014, reported the Associated Press.

The strike, which apparently carried on into Monday morning, came just three days after the previous attack on Friday, which was reported to have been more “intense” than previous aerial campaigns and was carried out over several locations in and around Sanaa.