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Now we see that Yemen is at war with the U.S. and that means that we have a right to defend ourselves with all possible means, so escalation is likely.”
Jamal Amer, the Houthi foreign minister, told Reuters on Monday
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I continue to believe the president doesn’t want a full-blown war,
Carlson declaredThe cost of future acts of terrorism on American soil may be even higher. Those aren’t guesses,
the MAGA podcaster added on Monday eveningI have not heard a single American say they want another war in the Middle East or anywhere else. Not one. All I’ve heard is a loud cry demanding our government and its leaders ‘PUT AMERICA FIRST!’
she wrote on X on Monday
Recently, they're dropping bombs all over Yemen. You don't have to do that.”
Trump was critical of Biden when he launched military action in Yemen, saying on Tim Pool’s podcastI don’t support going to war on behalf of other countries. I support peace and fixing our own massive problems for our own people. It’s literally my job title. U.S. Representative,
she added
If we wanted to make nuclear weapons, America could not stop us. If we do not have nuclear weapons and are not pursuing them, it is because we do not want it,
Khamenei said
We warn our enemies that Iran will respond decisively and destructively if they carry out their threats" following U.S. military action over the weekend against the Tehran-backed terrorist group
Hossein Salami, the leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said
Let nobody be fooled! The hundreds of attacks being made by Houthi, the sinister mobsters and thugs based in Yemen, who are hated by the Yemeni people, all emanate from, and are created by, IRAN,
Trump wrote on Truth SocialTehran’s bluster is aimed at bolstering its battered deterrence and getting President Trump to disconnect the dots between Iran and its proxies at a time when the regime is at its weakest,
Behnam Ben Taleblu, director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' Iran program, told Fox News Digital on TuesdayTellingly, as a measure of the regime’s weakness, Tehran is also trying to downplay its ties with the Houthis despite having built them up with state-level military capabilities for over a decade,
he addedSince the end of Hassan Rouhani's presidency in 2021, Iran has increasingly relied on threats and the use of its nuclear program as leverage,
Behrooz Bayat, a former adviser to the IAEA, told DW
We don't know exactly what the letter says. But the signals from Tehran are contradictory,
said SWP expert AziziAlongside pro-Iranian groups in Iraq, the Houthi rebels are one of Iran's last active proxy groups in the region,
said Hamidreza Azizi, an Iran expert at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)._(51192184415).jpg)
Iran is the only non-nuclear weapon state enriching to this level, causing me serious concern,
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said at the beginning of March_(cropped).jpg)
While Khamenei continues to reject direct talks with the US, Tehran apparently wants to keep the door open for indirect negotiations,
she said, pointing to a recent statement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas AraghchiThere are two options: military action or a negotiated solution,
Trump said in an interview with US broadcaster Fox Business NetworkBased on the talks in Iran that I am following, it seems some decision makers in Tehran want the Houthis to react to any US attack with a firm response and not show weakness, ... In their eyes, Tehran would lose its strategic counterweight against the US in the event of a military defeat of the Houthis. And the next stop could be a direct attack on Iran."
she said, addingIf this strategy is continued, there could be a further escalation. However, such a step would be extremely risky. But it cannot be completely ruled out,
he addedThis campaign will be relentless to degrade their capability and to open up shipping lanes in the region and to defend our homeland,
he said