More than 10 years into the political and humanitarian crisis in Yemen, Yemeni Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani has emphatic praise for US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, including recent US strikes on Yemen’s Houthi terrorists.
“The military operations carried out by the United States against the terrorist Houthi militia are a necessary strategic step at a pivotal moment in the region’s history,” al-Eryani told The Media Line in an exclusive interview.
“These operations did not come as a fleeting reaction, but rather represent a decisive move to deter one of the most serious threats to the security and stability of the region and the world.”
The Iran-backed Houthis have been clashing with Yemen’s internationally recognized government since 2014. Al-Eryani described the Houthi movement as “an advanced military arm of Iran in the southern Arabian Peninsula” that has become a growing threat to both regional security and international navigation. “Ignoring this threat is like allowing a cancer to spread to its final stages,” he said.
Al-Eryani said that recent US strikes had weakened the Houthis’ military capacity and curbed Iranian influence in the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, which connects to the Indian Ocean.
● We condemn and denounce in the strongest terms the targeting of the terrorist Houthi militia affiliated with Iran, to populated civilian areas in the hijacked capital #Sanaa and its surroundings, and a number of cities under its control, and then trying to blame those crimes… pic.twitter.com/dCtVZv6i5k
— معمر الإرياني (@ERYANIM) April 21, 2025
The strikes helped to restore regional balance and allowed moderate states in the region more ability to protect themselves, he added.
“We see this US move as serving the interests of collective security and paving the way for restoring the Yemeni state and building a more stable future in Yemen, the region, and the world,” al-Eryani said.
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