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Trump announces 'decisive' strikes on Yemen's Houthis

We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective, says Trump

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US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump

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WASHINGTON: The United States has launched "decisive and powerful military action" against Yemen's Huthi rebels, President Donald Trump declared on Saturday.

"We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective," he said in a social media post, accusing the Iran-backed movement of threatening Red Sea shipping.

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