WATCH: U.S. ending bombing campaign on Yemeni militant group

“They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore, and that’s the purpose of what we were doing”

During a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and reporters Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. is ending its bombing campaign against the U.S.-designated Yemeni foreign terrorist organization, the Houthis.

“We had some very good news last night. The Houthis have announced… that they don’t want to fight anymore. They just don’t want to fight. And we will honor that and we still the bombings,” Trump said.

The Houthis began launching coordinated attacks on U.S. ships in the Red Sea in 2023. The Houthis have repeatedly conducted missile and drone strikes on American merchant and war ships since then, aligning themselves with Iranian terrorist groups and citing America’s support for Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a reason for the attacks.

Through an executive order signed on his second day in office, Trump re-designated the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization and began an aggressive campaign against them. Former National Security Adviser Mike Waltz accidentally included Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg in a Signal messaging thread containing details of U.S. strikes against the Houthis in March. The administration recently moved Waltz to its United Nations ambassador role and put Secretary of State Marco Rubio in charge of the National Security Council. Rubio will hold both positions.

Trump’s administration has repeatedly touted its victories against the Houthis as a sign of its strength, but Trump exhibited a slightly gentler attitude toward the group Tuesday.

“They have capitulated, but more importantly, we will take their word. They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore, and that’s the purpose of what we were doing,” Trump said.

Morgan Sweeney

Staff Reporter

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U.S. cities on high alert after U.S. bombs Iran

Published on June 22, 2025

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From The Center Square

By Dan McCaleb

Major U.S. cities are preparing for potential violence after the U.S. late Saturday bombed nuclear sites across Iran.

New York City, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities are surging law enforcement resources at religious and other sites to prepare for potential retaliatory attacks as Israel’s more than weeklong war with Iran escalated with the U.S. involvement.

Statements from the cities said they had no credible threats of violence but we’re taking steps out of an “abundance of caution.”

“There are no known credible threats at this time and out of an abundance of caution, LAPD is stepping up patrols near places of worship, community gathering spaces and other sensitive sites,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass wrote on social media. “We will remain vigilant in protecting our communities.”

New York City posted a similar message.

“We’re tracking the situation unfolding in Iran,” NYPD said in a post on X. “Out of an abundance of caution, we’re deploying additional resources to religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites across NYC and coordinating with our federal partners. We’ll continue to monitor for any potential impact to NYC.”

Dan McCaleb is the executive editor of The Center Square. He welcomes your comments. Contact Dan at [email protected].

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Pete Hegseth says adversaries should take Trump administration seriously

Published on June 22, 2025

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Quick Hit:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday praised the success of U.S. airstrikes that shattered Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and said the mission was intended to eliminate the threat—not escalate a war.

Key Details:

Hegseth said the mission was “not, has not been about regime change,” but about neutralizing threats to U.S. national interests and defending allies like Israel.
The Pentagon said the strike was successful, with precision munitions hitting their intended targets and devastating key Iranian nuclear sites.
Hegseth urged Iran to take the opportunity to negotiate, warning that U.S. military capabilities are “nearly unlimited” and that the choice for peace lies with Tehran.

💥 PETE HEGSETH: Thanks to President Trump…Iran's nuclear visions have been OBLITERATED. pic.twitter.com/NOvHtSZlUY

— MxM News (@mxmnews) June 22, 2025

Diving Deeper:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday reinforced the Trump administration’s position that the latest U.S. military strikes on Iran were tightly focused on neutralizing nuclear threats—not overthrowing the regime in Tehran.

“This mission was not, has not been about regime change,” Hegseth said during a press briefing at the Pentagon alongside Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine. “The President authorized a precision operation to neutralize the threats to our national interests posed by the Iranian nuclear program and to defend our troops and ally Israel.”

The strikes, carried out Saturday night, followed Iran’s continued refusal to engage in meaningful diplomatic talks. After weeks of escalating tension, Israel launched a massive missile barrage that shattered Iran’s missile defense systems. That attack was soon followed by U.S. precision strikes targeting three major Iranian nuclear sites.

Hegseth confirmed that the Pentagon’s battle damage assessment is still underway but said “all of our precision munitions struck where we wanted them to strike, and had the desired effect.”

Now, he said, Iran has a window of opportunity to choose peace. “I can only confirm that there are both public and private messages being directly delivered to the Iranians in multiple channels, giving them every opportunity to come to the table,” Hegseth told reporters. “They understand precisely what the American position is, precisely what steps they can take to allow for peace, and we hope they do so.”

He noted the mission was intentionally limited in scope to send a specific message. “That’s the message that we’re sending. With the capabilities of the American military nearly unlimited… Iran, in that sense, has a choice,” he said. “Now is the time to come forward for peace.”

According to Hegseth, the stealth nature of the operation caught Iran completely off guard—delivering a clear message about American power and resolve under President Trump.

“The scope and scale of what occurred last night would take the breath away of almost any American if you had an opportunity to watch it in real time,” Hegseth said. “Tehran is certainly calculating the reality that planes flew from the middle of America in Missouri overnight, completely undetected over three of their most highly sensitive sites, and we were able to destroy nuclear capabilities—and our boys in those bombers are on their way home right now.”

Hegseth concluded by praising the performance of U.S. forces, saying he was “proud of how this building operated, of the precision, the sensitivity and the professionalism of the troops involved.”