@jolyonMissiles landing in Saudi cities marks the opening salvo, yet the Houthis claim their counter-strike involved 54 airstrikes executed within a single day. Reports suggest F-15s and Typhoons launched from Saudi bases to hit five distinct Yemeni provinces, with a bridge separately identified as a specific target among those strikes. While the Gulf Cooperation Council provided full support to Saudi Arabia for self-defense, Saudi authorities have not confirmed any of these claims. The Houthis framed their statement around civilian targets because that framing is half the point of what they are saying. Their closing line leaves no room to read it any other way: This brutal aggression will not go unanswered or unpunished, God willing. That is the loop now. Missiles into Saudi cities, a GCC statement backing every measure Riyadh takes, airstrikes over Yemen, and a promise of more coming, with nobody in the chain looking for an off-ramp.

@jolyonMissiles landing in Saudi cities marks the opening salvo, yet the Houthis claim their counter-strike involved 54 airstrikes executed within a single day. Reports suggest F-15s and Typhoons launched from Saudi bases to hit five distinct Yemeni provinces, with a bridge separately identified as a specific target among those strikes. While the Gulf Cooperation Council provided full support to Saudi Arabia for self-defense, Saudi authorities have not confirmed any of these claims. The Houthis framed their statement around civilian targets because that framing is half the point of what they are saying. Their closing line leaves no room to read it any other way: This brutal aggression will not go unanswered or unpunished, God willing. That is the loop now. Missiles into Saudi cities, a GCC statement backing every measure Riyadh takes, airstrikes over Yemen, and a promise of more coming, with nobody in the chain looking for an off-ramp.