Top Houthi official says ‘we are at war with America’ as U.S. resumes strikes
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🗓️ 20 March 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Overnight, Houthi rebels fired another missile at Israel from their base in Yemen. |
| 0:06.0 | The Houthis are labeled by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization, supported by Iran. |
| 0:12.0 | And yesterday, President Trump once again demanded Iran cease its support, and wrote of the Houthis, they will be completely annihilated. |
| 0:20.0 | Nick Schifrin speaks to a top Houthi official |
| 0:22.7 | and reports how the Trump administration hopes its new air strike campaign will succeed |
| 0:27.6 | where previous ones have failed. |
| 0:33.0 | In the Red Sea once again, the U.S. Navy is at war. |
| 0:41.2 | For six days, the U.S. has launched dozens of strikes. |
| 0:47.2 | And sordies attacking Houthi targets in Yemen, |
| 0:52.6 | including for the first time Houthi leadership. |
| 0:57.0 | At the end of the day, we are at war with America, and of course there will be casualties, |
| 1:04.0 | but these casualties do not include senior leadership. |
| 1:08.0 | Jamal Amir is the Houthi foreign minister. |
| 1:10.0 | We spoke to him from the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital, Sanna. |
| 1:16.8 | Civilians in Sana were bombed because the capital was targeted. |
| 1:21.7 | Houthi authorities say the strikes have wounded or killed dozens, including children. |
| 1:26.4 | The U.S. denies any civilian casualties, and instead blames the Houthis for bringing it on themselves. |
| 1:33.1 | Beginning in November, 2023, Houthi rebels targeted, seized commercial vessels, and kidnapped |
| 1:41.5 | and killed foreign sailors. |
| 1:43.4 | The Houthis claimed to target ships linked to Israel in solidarity with Gaza, but their |
| 1:47.7 | targets were much wider. |
| 1:51.4 | During the Gaza ceasefire, they paused their attacks on ships. |
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