🇺🇸🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡️ — The U.S. is not planning direct military action against the Houthis (Ansarallah) for now, despite repeated Saudi requests for American airstrikes, according to Axios.

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman called Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Thursday to brief him on the Saudi operation against the Houthis and again request U.S. strikes.

CENTCOM has opposed direct involvement, viewing a new campaign in Yemen as a distraction from its focus on Iran.

A U.S. official said the decision could change if the Saudi operation runs into problems.