USA-Houthis/Trump
USA-Houthis/Trump
Dateline : Sept 20, 2026/File
Location : United States
Duration : 1'02
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of White House, U.S. national flag
FILE: Sanaa, Yemen - March 26, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. National flag of Yemen
FILE: Yemen - March 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of national flag of Yemen, city view
FILE: Sanaa, Yemen - March 26, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of city view
FILE: Mocha Port, Yemen - Aug 15, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of Mocha Port, burned-out boats, black smoke rising
FILE: Aden, Yemen - August 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of damaged buildings
FILE: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Dec 2022 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of national flags of Saudi Arabia, cityscape, traffic
FILE: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - May 1-6, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Coastal scenery, palm trees
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Washington is in "constant communication" with Yemen's Houthi group, which has agreed not to fight the United States, Fox News reported.
Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst said Sunday that he had just spoken with Trump and relayed the president's comments.
Trump's comments came as tensions between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia have sharply escalated.
Trump made similar remarks during his visit to Ireland earlier this month.
"They let us know, they don't want to fight with us," Trump said at the time, adding that the group did not want the United States to "go after them."
The U.S. military will not launch "offensive strikes" against Yemen's Houthi group, CNN reported on Sunday, citing a U.S. official.
U.S. military support has so far been limited to providing Saudi Arabia with intelligence and targeting data for its operations against the Houthis, according to the report.
Washington has recently increased the sharing of such information with Riyadh. The White House believes the United States is currently providing Saudi Arabia with all the support it needs to confront the Houthis, said the report.
"No offensive strikes," a U.S. official was quoted as saying.
Alex Plitsas, a former Pentagon official, said on CNN earlier that he had been told that U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting at Camp David on Saturday to discuss and review options for strikes in Yemen. The White House and the Pentagon have not publicly confirmed the claim.
The Trump administration has so far shown little willingness to become directly involved in the conflict. Multiple U.S. media outlets reported earlier this month that Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had urged Trump to order U.S. strikes against the Houthis, but Trump declined.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has reportedly sought air-defense assistance from France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt as its supply of missile interceptors runs low and U.S. stocks of interceptors have been strained by the conflict with Iran.
The Houthis' recent advances and attacks have raised concerns that it could open another front in the broader U.S.-Iran conflict, further complicating an already volatile regional situation.
ID : 8500125
Published : 2026-09-21 11:14
Last Modified : 2026-09-21 20:02:48
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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