{"id":22118,"date":"2025-05-07T11:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=22118"},"modified":"2025-05-07T11:05:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:05:54","slug":"trumps-decision-prompts-rare-opening-to-push-back-iranian-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/trumps-decision-prompts-rare-opening-to-push-back-iranian-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s Decision Prompts Rare Opening to Push Back Iranian Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement overnight (Tuesday to Wednesday) to halt American airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen, the strategic implications are coming into focus\u2014and in southern Yemen, the moment is seen as decisive.<\/p>\n

Moammar al-Eryani, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism in Yemen\u2019s legitimate government, declared this morning that the Houthis \u201chave surrendered and been defeated,\u201d describing the situation as \u201can opportunity that must not be missed to return the initiative to Yemen\u2019s national hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

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View of the Old City of Sana\u2019a | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cPut an end to the Houthis\u2019 arrogance\u201d
\nAccording to al-Eryani, swift action is now needed to \u201cput an end to the Houthis\u2019 arrogance,\u201d unify Yemen\u2019s political ranks, and roll back Iran\u2019s influence in the region.<\/p>\n

He described the military pressure on the Houthis as particularly effective: \u201cTheir communications network was paralyzed, missile and drone depots were destroyed, and field commanders were isolated. Houthi deterrence has collapsed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fighter jets take off for a strike in Yemen | Photo: IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trump: Houthis \u201cpledged not to harm ships in the Red Sea\u201d
\nAs reported, Trump announced last night that the United States would halt its airstrikes against the Houthis, stating that they had pledged not to attack vessels in the Red Sea. The foreign minister of Oman also confirmed that diplomatic understandings had been reached between the sides.<\/p>\n

However, senior Houthi officials denied the existence of a comprehensive ceasefire. Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a prominent spokesperson for the group, said: \u201cWe will not commit to halting military operations against the American navy or deep inside the Zionist entity\u2014as long as the siege on Gaza remains in place.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following Trump\u2019s announcement of a halt to airstrikes, Yemen\u2019s Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism claims the Iranian-backed Houthi militia has been defeated: \u201cSeize the moment to reduce Iranian influence.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":22120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6,65],"tags":[2264,5241,1476,5240,1531,1539,5242,3885,5239,4207,1532],"class_list":["post-22118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-security","category-world","tag-donald-trump","tag-drone-warfare","tag-gaza","tag-houthi-surrender","tag-houthis","tag-iran","tag-iranian-influence-in-yemen","tag-middle-east-security","tag-moammar-al-eryani","tag-red-sea","tag-yemen"],"yoast_head":"\nTrump's Decision Prompts Rare Opening to Push Back Iranian Influence - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump's Decision Prompts Rare Opening to Push Back Iranian Influence\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Following Trump\u2019s announcement of a halt to airstrikes, Yemen\u2019s Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism claims the Iranian-backed Houthi militia has been defeated: \u201cSeize the moment to reduce Iranian influence.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/trumps-decision-prompts-rare-opening-to-push-back-iranian-influence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-07T08:00:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-07T08:05:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-40.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Menachem Marton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Menachem Marton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/trumps-decision-prompts-rare-opening-to-push-back-iranian-influence\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/trumps-decision-prompts-rare-opening-to-push-back-iranian-influence\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Menachem Marton\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/85289d9583f8c0d96ade025fd71ebd5a\"},\"headline\":\"Trump’s Decision Prompts Rare Opening to Push Back Iranian Influence\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-07T08:00:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-07T08:05:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/trumps-decision-prompts-rare-opening-to-push-back-iranian-influence\/\"},\"wordCount\":307,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/trumps-decision-prompts-rare-opening-to-push-back-iranian-influence\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-40.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Donald Trump\",\"drone warfare\",\"Gaza\",\"Houthi surrender\",\"Houthis\",\"Iran\",\"Iranian influence in Yemen\",\"Middle East security\",\"Moammar al-Eryani\",\"Red Sea\",\"Yemen\"],\"articleSection\":[\"POLITICS\",\"SECURITY\",\"WORLD\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/trumps-decision-prompts-rare-opening-to-push-back-iranian-influence\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/trumps-decision-prompts-rare-opening-to-push-back-iranian-influence\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/trumps-decision-prompts-rare-opening-to-push-back-iranian-influence\/\",\"name\":\"Trump's Decision Prompts Rare Opening to Push Back Iranian Influence - 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