section_path: Foreign policy/Asia/Middle East/Houthis
section_name: Houthis
paragraph_text: Houthis
  
  In March 2025, the U.S. began a series of airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen to counter attacks on Red Sea shipping, with the goal of restoring freedom of navigation and deterring further aggression. U.S. officials accidentally included The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg in a Signal group chat discussing the military plans, sparking a political scandal and accusations of risking national security and violating records-preservation laws.
  
  In May 2025, Trump announced that his administration had reached a ceasefire deal with the Houthis.