US Strikes on Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen Killed Multiple Leaders: Waltz

The Houthis say the strikes led to 31 deaths; the United States has not yet released death toll estimates. 

An aircraft launches from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 15, 2025. U.S. Navy via AP

National security adviser Michael Waltz said on March 16 that the Trump administration’s strikes on the Houthi terrorist group in Yemen resulted in significant blows to its leadership.

In an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” Waltz confirmed the strikes and described the Houthis, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, as “essentially Al Qaeda with sophisticated Iranian-backed air defenses and anti-ship cruise missiles and drones.”