De-escalation: Trump cancels planned US airstrikes

Donald Trump canceled planned U.S. airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen at the last minute, as bombs were being loaded onto aircraft. He had weighed the strikes after a Saudi request for help but reversed course before launch.

No U.S. strike followed as Houthi forces pressed an offensive, moving to seize high ground that would sever the Red Sea coast from Saudi-backed areas. Other accounts describe a push to cut off government forces in central Yemen. Recent fighting has displaced tens of thousands and included missile and drone strikes on Saudi energy sites, including an attack targeting Riyadh over the weekend.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources