Yemen sought US military support against Houthis, report says

Yemen asked the United States to provide military support against the Houthis, but President Donald Trump held back, according to the supplied report. The material gives no further details about when the request was made or which Yemeni authority submitted it. It does not specify the military assistance sought, whether the request was formal or how the United States responded beyond Trump’s decision not to proceed.

The report also provides no explanation for why Trump withheld support. It does not describe any discussions between the two governments or indicate whether the request remains under consideration. The Houthis are identified as the force against which Yemen sought assistance, but the supplied information contains no account of the group’s actions, the location of any fighting or the humanitarian or political consequences of the decision.

No response from Yemeni authorities, the Houthis or the US administration is included. On the available material, the report supports only that Yemen sought military backing from Washington and that Trump did not provide it.