President Donald Trump pledged to continue 'decimating' the Houthis if it does not stop its aggressive tactics targeting Western shipping lanes in the Red Sea.

Our attacks will continue until they are no longer a threat to Freedom of Navigation. The choice for the Houthis is clear: Stop shooting at U.S. ships, and we will stop shooting at

"Otherwise, we have only just begun, and the real pain is yet to come, for both the Houthis and their sponsors in Iran." The overnight attacks followed a night of airstrikes early

The Pentagon extended the deployment of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group and ordered a second flotilla to the Middle East, Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Tuesday. It also sent additional warplanes to the region, including F-35 fighters and B-2 stealth bombers, according to a U.S. official.

The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that Iran will “move toward” a nuclear weapon if attacked by the U.S. or Israel, just a day after President Donald Trump threatened bombing.

Tensions are growing between the United States and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program with the U.S. president saying it could be bombed.