The rebels also condemned Israel’s wave of strikes on Gaza, which the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said killed at least 330 people, vowing to escalate their own operations in support of ally Hamas.
But last week, they threatened to renew attacks on Israeli shipping over Israel’s aid blockade on the battering Palestinian territory, triggering US backlash and tit-for-tat retaliation.
A US defence official said the Huthis “continue to communicate lies and disinformation,“ adding the Iran-backed group is “well known for false claims minimising the results of our attacks while exaggerating the successes of theirs”.
No Huthis ‘without Iran’
There were also large crowds in Saada, the birthplace of the Huthi movement, and demonstrations in Dhamar, Hodeida and Amran.
The US strikes killed 53 people and wounded 98 on Saturday, according to the Huthi-run health ministry.
“Every shot fired by the Huthis 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,“ Trump posted on social media.
In a televised interview with Fox News, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Huthis do “not exist” without Iran.
“They created this Frankenstein monster, and now they got to own it.”
‘Hell will rain down’
They were the first US strikes since Trump returned to office in January.
The Pentagon said on Monday it had struck 30 targets in its ongoing campaign in Yemen.
Before this weekend’s targeting of the US carrier group, the Huthis had not claimed any attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since January 19, when the ceasefire in Gaza began.
Costly detour
A database set up by ACLED, a non-profit monitor, showed more than 130 Huthi attacks against warships, commercial vessels and Israeli and other targets since October 19, 2023.
Israel has also struck Yemen, most recently in December, after Huthi missile fire towards Israeli territory.
They have been at war with a Saudi-led coalition backing the government since 2015, a conflict that has triggered a major humanitarian crisis.
Fighting has largely been on hold since a UN-brokered ceasefire in 2022, but the peace process has stalled since the Huthis began their attacks.
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