Trump Says US Would ‘Take Care of Business’ if Houthis Attempt Red Sea Blockade
WASHINGTON, July 21, Saudi Arabia Breaking News — US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States would respond if Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attempted to impose a blockade in the Red Sea.
“If there is something like that, we’ll just have to take care of business,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
“So far, it hasn’t happened. Might happen, but we take care of things,” he said, referring to previous US military action against the group.
Trump’s remarks followed a Houthi warning directing Saudi vessels to refrain from using the Red Sea. The message was broadcast on Monday to commercial shipping operating in the strategic waterway.
The Houthis threatened to target vessels that failed to comply with their declared blockade, prompting Saudi Arabia to condemn the announcement and begin implementing protection measures for commercial ships transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Any attempt to enforce a blockade could open another front in the conflict between the United States and Iran and place further pressure on energy exports and international trade from the Middle East.
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