Donald Trump said the US would stop its bombing campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen in response to assurances from the Iranian-backed group that it would halt its attacks on ships in the region.
“The Houthis have announced . . . or they’ve announced to us, at least, that they don’t want to fight any more,” the US president said. “They just don’t want to fight, and we will honour that, and we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated.”
Trump, who ordered expanded military strikes against the Houthis in March, made the surprise announcement as he met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on Tuesday.
您已阅读13%(631字),剩余87%(4281字)包含更多重要信息,订阅以继续探索完整内容,并享受更多专属服务。