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Trump warns Iran and threatens the Houthis with being “annihilated” if the attacks do not cease
US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that Iran must completely and immediately cease its support for the Houthis, not just reduce it, and threatened the latter that they will be “completely annihilated” if the attacks do not cease.
The Republican leader estimated on his social network, Truth Social, that “tremendous damage” has already been inflicted on the Houthis and stressed that “the situation will progressively worsen.”
“It’s not even a fair fight and it never will be. They will be completely annihilated!” he said.
Trump added that although “there is news that, although Iran has decreased its intensity in the supply of military equipment and general support to the Houthis, it continues to send large amounts of supplies.”
“Iran must stop sending these supplies IMMEDIATELY. Let the Houthis manage on their own,” he said.
The United States launched a series of airstrikes over the weekend against different cities controlled by Houthi Shiite rebels in northern and central Yemen, as well as in the capital, Saná.
Those bombings, which according to the insurgents have left fifty dead, were ordered by Trump to stop the threat and attacks by the Houthis against navigation and international trade in the Red and Arabian Seas.
The Yemeni rebels, backed by Iran, had announced last week that they would resume their military operations on those maritime routes against Israeli or state-linked Israeli ships in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Trump, whose Administration classifies these Shiite rebels as a terrorist group, has recently promised them “hell” if they do not stop threatening international navigation, while the Executive insists that they will continue to attack the Houthis until maritime attacks cease.
The US government offered on Wednesday a reward of up to 15 million dollars for information that leads to the disruption of the financial mechanisms of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran (IRGC) and its different branches, including the Quds Force, its outer arm.
The State Department indicated in a statement that the IRGC has financed numerous attacks and terrorist activities worldwide, including through its external allies such as Hamas, Hezbulah and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.
According to his note, he finances his terrorist activities in part through the sale of military equipment, including drones.
Washington targeted four Chinese citizens for allegedly supporting the production and sale of IRGC weapons through the illegal acquisition and delivery to Iran of US-controlled dual-use technology for export.
They are Liu Baoxia, Li Yongxin, Yung Yiu Wa and Zhong Yanlai, also known, respectively, as Emily Liu, Emma Lee, Stephen Yung and Sydney Chung.
The State Department indicated that since May 2007 Liu and his associates have used various front companies in China to send dual-use electronic components of American origin to companies linked to the IRGC that could be used in the production of drones, ballistic missile systems and other military uses.
The US Executive pointed out that the IRGC and MODAFL, a logistics branch of the Iranian Ministry of Defense, have used the technology controlled by the United States to develop and manufacture weapons and weapons systems that are sold to governments and groups of allied countries such as Russia, Sudan and Yemen.
International
U.S. and Mexico Reach Deal to Address Water Deficit Under 1944 Treaty
The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement to comply with current water obligations affecting U.S. farmers and ranchers and for Mexico to cover its water deficit to Texas under the 1944 Water Treaty, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement.
The department уточified that the agreement applies to both the current cycle and the water deficit from the previous cycle.
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Mexico of failing to comply with the water-sharing treaty between the two countries, which requires the United States to deliver 1.85 billion cubic meters of water from the Colorado River, while Mexico must supply 432 million cubic meters from the Rio Grande.
Mexico is behind on its commitments. According to Washington, the country has accumulated a deficit of more than one billion cubic meters of water over the past five years.
“This violation is severely harming our beautiful crops and our livestock in Texas,” Trump wrote on Monday.
The Department of Agriculture said on Friday that Mexico had agreed to supply 250 million cubic meters of water starting next week and to work toward closing the shortfall.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, quoted in the statement, said Mexico delivered more water in a single year than it had over the previous four years combined.
Trump has said that if Mexico continues to fall short of its obligations, the United States reserves the right to impose 5% tariffs on imported Mexican products.
Mexico’s Deputy Foreign Minister for North America, Roberto Velasco, said that a severe drought in 2022 and 2023prevented the country from meeting its commitments.
International
Several people shot in attack on Brown University campus
Several people were shot on Saturday in an attack on the campus of Brown University, in the northeastern United States, local police reported.
“Shelter in place and avoid the area until further notice,” the Providence Police Department urged in a post on X. Brown University is located in Providence, the capital of the state of Rhode Island.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that he had been briefed on the situation and that the FBI was on the scene.
At 5:52 p.m. local time (11:52 p.m. GMT), Brown University said the situation was still “ongoing” and instructed students to remain sheltered until further notice.
After initially stating that the suspect had been taken into custody, Trump later posted a second message clarifying that local police had walked back that information. “The suspect has NOT been apprehended,” the U.S. president said.
International
Colombia says it would not reject Maduro asylum request as regional tensions escalate
The Colombian government stated on Thursday that it would have no reason to reject a potential asylum request from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro should he leave office, as regional tensions persist over the deployment of U.S. military forces in the Caribbean since August.
“In the current climate of tension, negotiations are necessary, and if the United States demands a transition or political change, that is something to be assessed. If such a transition results in him (Maduro) needing to live elsewhere or seek protection, Colombia would have no reason to deny it,” said Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio in an interview with Caracol Radio.
However, Villavicencio noted that it is unlikely Maduro would choose Colombia as a refuge. “I believe he would opt for someplace more distant and calmer,” she added.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro also commented on Venezuela’s situation on Wednesday, arguing that the country needs a “democratic revolution” rather than “inefficient repression.” His remarks followed the recent detention and passport cancellation of Cardinal Baltazar Porras at the Caracas airport.
“The Maduro government must understand that responding to external aggression requires more than military preparations; it requires a democratic revolution. A country is defended with more democracy, not more inefficient repression,” Petro wrote on X (formerly Twitter), in a rare public criticism of the Venezuelan leader.
Petro also called for a general amnesty for political opponents and reiterated his call for forming a broad transitional government to address Venezuela’s prolonged crisis.
Since September, U.S. military forces have destroyed more than 20 vessels allegedly carrying drugs in Caribbean and Pacific waters near Venezuela and Colombia, resulting in over 80 deaths.
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned that attacks “inside Venezuela” will begin “soon,” while Maduro has urged Venezuelans to prepare for what he describes as an impending external aggression.
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