President Donald Trump blasted the Houthis on Tuesday, suggesting that the recent slate of attacks against Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure are aimed at intentionally raising global oil prices.
Over the past week, Houthi rebels operating out of Yemen launched deadly attacks against Saudi Arabian oil refineries, pipelines, and the main airport in Riyadh.
Trump, before departing the White House on Tuesday, told reporters that the rebels were “behaving very badly” before posting a lengthier statement on the subject to Truth Social while traveling to Joint Base Andrews, blaming the group for the attacks right before the midterm elections.
“I thought they learned their lesson a year ago when we bombed the HELL out of them and, at their request, stopped,” the president wrote. “They’ve been silent for a long time, but now they’ve emerged again, probably at the behest of Iran, which is a Failing Nation, with No Navy, No Airforce, the World’s Worst Economy, and 301% Inflation, in a very nasty way, hitting Saudi Arabia, and purposefully trying to drive up Oil Prices, probably prior to the U.S. Elections — NOT NICE.”
Trump ordered airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen last year but has yet to join the current Saudi-led offensive against the rebels. He concluded his Tuesday statement with foreshadowing additional military action following the 2026 midterm elections in three weeks.
“Somebody should explain to them that I’m not running in the Elections, I’ve already won, IN A MASSIVE LANDSLIDE, but I’ll be there after the Elections, and I will never forget!” he closed.
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The Houthis have warned that the U.S. would face direct retaliation if it joins Saudi Arabia’s military campaign in Yemen.
“If the US becomes involved in the aggression against Yemen, we will not deliberate over the decision to respond, rather, there will be a swift and painful response targeting the US and all its interests in the region,” a Houthi official told AFP on Monday.