Washington, United States, July 21, 2026 (AFP) - Trump says will 'take care of' Houthis if they blockade Saudi ports

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2026-07-21

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would "take care of" the Houthi rebels if the Iran-backed militant group follows through on its threatened blockade of Saudi ports. "If something like that happens, we take care of it," Trump told reporters during a White House meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. "You know, we've done that with the Houthis before, and we haven't heard from them in a while since we did what we did originally." ft/......

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