Use of Military Option Against Iran Seeming More Likely as Trump Ratchets Up Pressure on Tehran and Its Terrorist Proxies

New strikes by America are intensifying an ongoing campaign launched over the weekend to end Houthi aggression and the Iran proxy’s blockade of global ship traffic in the Red Sea.

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One of the sites reportedly targeted by U.S. airstrikes overnight at Sanaa, Yemen, March 20, 2025. AP

As President Trump increases pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran and its Mideast proxies, prospects for a negotiated pact over the nuclear file are dimming and kinetic attacks on Tehran’s bomb facilities seem closer than ever. 

For now, though, America is concentrating its military efforts on Iran’s last formidable proxy army. On two occasions Thursday, the Yemen-based Houthis launched ballistic missiles at Israel. 

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