US Strikes Target Fuel Port in Yemen’s Houthi-Controlled Northwest

The U.S. Central Command assessed that the Ras Isa port supplied Yemen’s Houthis with fuel, economically sustaining their Red Sea drone and missile attacks.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VAW) 2, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on April 12, 2025. U.S. Navy

U.S. forces launched new strikes on the Ras Isa port in northwest Yemen on April 17, damaging a key artery believed to be supplying fuel sustaining Yemen’s Houthis.

“Today, U.S. forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue that has funded Houthi efforts to terrorize the entire region for over 10 years,” the U.S. Central Command announced in a Thursday press statement.