Rubio says US ‘doing the world a favor’ by striking Houthi rebels

Foreign Minister Marco Rubio defended the Donald TrumpAir raids on the Houthi rebels in Yemen, on the pretext that the United States “is doing the world in favor of” by targeting the armed group.

“We are doing the entire world by getting rid of these men and their ability to hit global charging. This is the task here, and it will continue until it is implemented.”

The comments come after Trump announced on social media on Saturday that he ordered “decisive and strong” flights against the Houthi rebels. In YemenOn the pretext that the terrorist group “launched an unparalleled campaign of piracy, violence and terrorism against Americans, and other ships, aircraft and drones.”

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Foreign Minister Marco Rubio (AP Photo/EVAN VUCCI)

“More than a year has passed since a commercial ship in the United States sailed safely through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden,” Trump said in this position. “The last American warship was going to go across the Red Sea, four months ago, by the Houthis over ten times … These unnecessary attacks were cost the American and the world several billion dollars, while, at the same time, the lives of innocent people are at risk.”

“For all Houthi terrorists, your time has ended, and your attacks should stop, starting today. If they do not do that, hell will rain on you like anything you haven’t seen before!”

The strikes come in response to the continued disruption of the Houthis in the Red Sea, something that Rubio said on Sunday will end with the strikes.

“President Trump is taking action against the Houthis to defend the American shipping assets and deter terrorist threats,” the White House was deployed in X on March 15, 2025. (White House)

Trump announces the decisive and strong air strikes against Houthi terrorists in Yemen

“This is not a message,” said Rubio. “This is an attempt to deny them the ability to continue to restrict and control charging.”

Rubio indicated that the armed group, which is supported By IranAnd “hit or attacked 174 naval ships to the United States” last year, a period of time that also witnessed the group’s 145 attacks on commercial shipping ships.

“So we have mainly a group of pirates, as you know, with the accurate weapons directed to the fighting and the design of the loss system in one of the most important shipping corridors in the world,” said Rubio. “This is not sustainable.”

Foreign Minister Marco Rubio appears in a photo of the White House on March 15, 2025. (White House)

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The Foreign Minister said that the strikes will continue until “the Houthis” no longer have the ability “to continue to carry out such attacks.

“We will not make people sit with missiles attacking the US Navy,” said Rubio. “This will not happen. Not under President Trump’s leadership.”