On Friday, the
#Trump administration launched a major airstrike against the Ras Isa oil port in western
#Yemen that resulted in the deaths of at least 80 people and injured over 150 others. Among the injured were port
#workers and civilians, as well as rescue personnel who were responding to the initial blast and who were then hit by a second, follow-up strike.
The strikes were the deadliest action ordered by President
#DonaldTrump since the administration began an intensified bombing campaign last month in retaliation for Houthi attacks on Israel related to the
#Gazagenocide and US ships in the Red Sea.
The attack on Thursday and Friday was a major escalation of the imperialist bullying by the Trump administration against the Houthi movement that dominates much of northwestern Yemen. The Ras Isa port is a critical fuel and oil hub in northern Yemen, and it is a strategic target for US imperialism.
The US Department of Defense (DOD) said the operation was aimed at disrupting the Houthis’ financial resources by destroying infrastructure tied to oil exports and fuel imports. The strikes were part of a Pentagon campaign dubbed “Operation Rough Rider,” which began in March 2025.
The aim is to impose US control over strategic Red Sea maritime routes and retaliate against Houthi missile and drone attacks, particularly those launched in solidarity with
#Palestinians, who are facing a genocidal campaign of extermination by the Israeli government in
#Gaza and the West Bank.
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