The Biden administration also conducted multiple strikes against the Houthis as they disrupted international shipping lanes in the Red Sea with attacks. ????? ???????  

Trump also had a stark message for Iran, writing that its support for the Houthis must end "immediately." The president redesignated the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization via an executive order in first days in office. ????????????  

Earlier in March, the Houthis warned they would resume attacking shipping vessels if Israel's blockade of aid in Gaza continued. ?????  

The attacks could intensify in scope and scale depending on the Houthi reaction, a source familiar with the plan said.The source stressed this is not expected to be a single day event and said that "this will be decisive." ????? ???????  

The strikes Saturday are the result of several high-level White House meetings this week with Trump and top national security aides, including Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Michael E. Kurilla. ????????????