“A year ago the United States of America attacked, very powerfully, the Houthis, for their interference with commerce and trade, by shooting at ships. Since that time, and during our conflict with Iran, they have acted very responsibly. Unfortunately, now they are starting up again, shooting at two Saudi Arabian ships last night. Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if they do this again, the US will hold Iran responsible, in that the Houthis are a Surrogate and/or Proxy of Iran, and major military punishment will be inflicted upon Iran and, of course, the Houthis, themselves, who I am very disappointed with in that they have, until now, acted very professionally and smart,” posted convicted felon President Trump on Thursday, very disappointed with Iran as well as the lack of professionalism from the Houthis, an ethno-religious minority in Yemen whose Iran-backed militia have activated to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea, specifically outbound Saudi oil shipments.
Brent Crude oil futures topped $99/barrel in pre-market trading on Thursday due to the attacks.