SANAA / WASHINGTON — In a display of what we can call weakness and a way-out-big-trouble strategy, the Iran-backed Houthi terror network has scrambled to issue a humiliating surrender pledge to Washington, explicitly assuring the Trump administration through backchannel negotiations in Oman that American vessels will not be targeted in the Red Sea.

Speaking to the Associated Press, Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a high-ranking member of the Houthi political bureau, confirmed that the rogue group relayed indirect messages to U.S. officials declaring that American shipping would enjoy complete immunity as long as Washington stays out of the conflict.

"We confirmed that we are not targeting the United States, or any other nation, in the strait, with the sole exception of the Saudi enemy," al-Bukhaiti admitted, making it crystal clear that the radical militia trembles at the prospect of facing the full military firepower of the United States armed forces.

The terror group's desperate diplomatic overtures follow public statements by President Donald Trump confirming that his administration held high-stakes discussions with Houthi representatives, during which the militia explicitly signaled that it wished to avoid a direct military confrontation with American military forces.

While pleading for mercy from Washington, the Houthis declared they will maintain their maritime blockade and missile barrages against Saudi Arabia until Riyadh lifts its embargo on Houthi-controlled territory, even threatening to widen the war if other nations intervene to assist the Saudi kingdom.

The militia's public groveling exposes the reality of President Trump’s "Peace Through Strength" doctrine in action. While globalist media outlets routinely overstate the power of Iran's proxy network, the Houthis' formal pledge of non-aggression toward American assets proves that when facing resolute U.S. leadership, radical state-sponsored terrorists are forced to bow before American dominance.