File Photo: US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP
The Houthis began targeting vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in late 2023, in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, which has been devastated by Israel's military since 7 October that year.
"The Huthis have announced... that they don't want to fight anymore. They just don't want to fight. And we will honor that, and we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated," Trump said.
"They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore, and that's... the purpose of what we were doing," the US president said, adding that the information came from a "very, very good source."
Attacks by the Huthis have prevented ships from passing through the Suez Canal -- a vital route that normally carries about 12 percent of the world's shipping traffic.
The United States began carrying out strikes against the Huthis in early 2024 under president Joe Biden, and Trump's administration launched renewed attacks on the rebels starting on March 15.
The Pentagon said last week that US strikes had hit more than 1,000 targets in Yemen since mid-March in an operation that has been dubbed "Rough Rider."
* This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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