--- title: U.N. Urges Caution After Trump Orders Strikes on Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen | TIME description: President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on the Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until the Iran-backed rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. The Houthis said at least 31 people were killed, and Trump's national security adviser said Sunday that the strikes had successfully targeted “multiple” Houthi leaders. canonical: https://time.com/video/r7jwcyue/ og:title: U.N. Urges Caution After Trump Orders Strikes on Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen og:description: President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on the Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until the Iran-backed rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: U.N. Urges Caution After Trump Orders Strikes on Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen [Watch (HLS stream): U.N. Urges Caution After Trump Orders Strikes on Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/r7jwcyue.m3u8) (1:52)  _Published 2025-03-17. President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on the Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until the Iran-backed rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. The Houthis said at least 31 people were killed, and Trump's national security adviser said Sunday that the strikes had successfully targeted “multiple” Houthi leaders._ --- Mar 17, 2025 9:20 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Detain 11 U.N. 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We are also concerned about the continued threats by the Houthis to resume their attacks, targeting merchant and commercial vessels in the Red sea, as well as about the reported attacks against military vessels in the area. We call for utmost restraint and a cessation of all military activities. Any additional escalation could exacerbate regional tensions, fuel cycles of retaliation that may further destabilize Yemen and the region, and pose grave risks to the already dire humanitarian situation in the country. We emphasize that international law, including international humanitarian law as applicable, must be respected by all parties at all times. We underscore that UN Security Council Resolution 26 2768 related to Houthi attacks against merchants and commercial vessels must be fully respected. Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of Iran and Iran will be held responsible and suffer the consequences, and those consequences will be dire. That is a statement from the president of the United States just moments ago. I have nothing additional to share, but our message to Iran is you better take this president seriously. And I think the Houthis learned that the hard way this past weekend. As I said in my opening remarks, there's a new sheriff in town, and this president is not just going to sit on his hands and allow terrorists to launch attacks on commercial vessels and U.S. naval ships, though those actions will not be tolerated. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"U.N. 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