https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/us/politics/trump-houthis-bombing.html
U.S. Will Cease Strikes on Houthi Militants
It was unclear whether the Houthis were going to stop impeding international shipping, which was the objective of the American bombing campaign.
American airstrikes against the group after the Iranian-backed militants agreed to cease attacks against American vessels in the Red Sea
- it remained unclear whether the United States had achieved its objective of stopping the Houthis from impeding international shipping after a costly seven-week bombing campaign.*
The Houthis themselves stopped short of declaring a full cease-fire, saying that they would continue to fight Israel.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/25/nx-s1-5377192/houthis-reaper-drones-us-military-yemen
Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/07/navy-fighter-jet-red-sea/
A Navy fighter jet failed to land on an aircraft carrier and plummeted into the Red Sea on Tuesday, marking the fourth major mishap involving the vessel and the third loss of a fighter jet deployed with it since the warship left home last year.
While the incidents have not killed any service members, they have raised questions about the strain placed on the aircraft carrier’s crew and its ability to carry out a grueling deployment in which troops have clashed for months with Houthi militants in Yemen.