ALBAWABA- U.S. airstrikes have escalated in Yemen, with fresh attacks reported across several governorates.
According to Houthi–affiliated media, four American air raids struck the Ras Isa fuel port in Hodeida, a critical lifeline for over 25 million Yemenis living in Houthi-controlled areas.
The port is the only channel through which fuel supplies reach these regions, and its targeting is expected to deepen the humanitarian crisis.
Additional strikes were reported in Sana'a governorate, where two raids hit the Al-Sama’ area in the Arhab district. In Al Bayda governorate, four air raids allegedly struck a Houthi-run command center on Mount Haid Ali, overlooking the city.
Three more raids targeted the operations room inside the government complex and Al-Majd camp in the Mukayras district.
The U.S. Central Command confirmed the destruction of the Ras Isa facility, citing its use by Houthi forces. According to a post by US CENTCOM on X, the destruction of the Houthi-controlled Ras Isa fuel port was a deliberate operation aimed at crippling the economic and logistical capabilities of the Iran-backed Houthis.
CENTCOM stated that despite the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation that went into effect on April 5, fuel shipments continued to arrive at Ras Isa, generating illicit profits used to fund Houthi military operations and exert control over Yemenis.
The US military action, it claimed, was intended to disrupt this revenue stream and weaken the Houthis' ability to sustain regional attacks.
CENTCOM emphasized that the strike was not meant to harm the Yemeni people, but rather to target what it called the Houthis' misuse of fuel as both a weapon and economic leverage.
The statement concluded with a warning to Iran, the Houthis, and their alleged enablers that the international community will not tolerate the illegal trafficking of fuel and weapons to designated terrorist groups.
Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department accused China’s Chang Kuang Satellite Company of supplying satellite imagery to the Houthis, underscoring international dimensions in the ongoing conflict.
The bombing of critical infrastructure like Ras Isa port raises serious concerns about the impact on civilians and the obstruction of humanitarian aid through Hodeida, exacerbating a war that has already left Yemen on the brink of collapse.
