WASHINGTON, March 27. /TASS/. Washington plans to continue strikes on Houthi rebels from the c-based Ansar Allah movement "for a long time," US President Donald Trump said.

"The attacks have been very successful, even beyond our wildest expectations. We've hit them very hard, very successfully, and we're going to do it for a long time; we’ll keep it going for a long time," he told reporters at the White House.

On March 15, the US started to carry out massive strikes on Houthi facilities in Yemen based on an order from President Donald Trump. The US Central Command said that the goal was to defend American interests and restore freedom of navigation. In response, the Ansar Allah movement twice attacked the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the northern part of the Red Sea, using missiles and drones. There were no reports of damage to the vessel.