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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent

Houthis move to seize strategic terrain after Trump calls off airstrikes at last minute

Soldiers in military fatigues and helmets holding assault rifles
Houthi troops stand guard during a protest against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen last week. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA

Houthi fighters are moving to seize strategic heights in Yemen that would cut the Red Sea coast off from areas held ​by Saudi-backed forces after Donald Trump called off US strikes on the group at the last minute, reportedly as bombs were being loaded on to aircraft.

Amid increasingly heavy fighting in Yemen, which has displaced tens of thousands of people in recent weeks, the New York Times reported on Monday that the US president had flip-flopped wildly in recent days after a call from Saudi Arabia for US strikes on the Houthis.

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