The US government had recently accused Hamas a delay in the negotiations on the progress of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of the hostages held there. “Hamas takes a very high risk if it believes that time is working for her. It doesn’t do that,” said Witkoff’s office on Friday.
Israel “advised itself before his attacks tonight with the government of US President Donald Trump,” said Karoline Leavitt’s press spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt (local time) on Monday (local time). In the course of this, she also referred to Trump’s previous threats against the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas and against the Proshis in Yemen and Iran allied with it. “As President Trump has made it clear, Hamas, the Huthis, Iran and all those who want to terrorize not only Israel, but also the United States of America, will have to pay a prize – hell will break off,” she said.
According to a report by the “Wall Street Journal”, Trump is said to have even given “Green Light” for the Israeli attacks – because Hamas retain hostages. The newspaper refers to an Israeli official who confirmed the consultations before the night attacks.
The Trump government is now also increasing the pressure on Iran and the Huthi militia in Yemen, which is also allied with Tehran. Every shot that was fired by the Huthi is from now on being considered a shot that was fired by the weapons and the leadership of Iran, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Iran will be held responsible for this and the consequences will be held, and these consequences will be terrible!” Iran had previously threatened violent countermeasures.
“Iran will consistently reply of any aggression of the United States,” said Hussein Salami, commander of the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), the elite facility of Iran. Similarly, the spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ismail Baghaei. According to both, the Islamic Republic has no influence on the Huthi militia in Yemen. This acts independently. Salami and Baghaei clearly rejected any interference between the United States in the Iranian Middle East Policy.
The Iran played “the innocent victim” out of control of the terrorists, wrote Trump. Instead, Tehran dictates every step of the Huthi. At Trump’s command, the US military has attacked the militia massively since Saturday. Arab media reported again on the night of renewed air strikes in the area of the port city of Hudaida and the capital Sanaa. According to previous Huthi, at least 53 people were killed. Similar to Israel in the Gaza Strip against Hamas, the US military in the fight against the Huthi is now also specifically against the leaders of the militia.
