Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a warning to Iran on Wednesday night over the country’s support of the Houthis, an Islamic paramilitary organization based in Yemen. The Houthis were designated as a foreign terrorist organization in March 2025 by the Trump administration.

Talks between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program set for this weekend have been scrapped, according to the government of Oman, which has been mediating deliberations between the two sides.