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Trump on Yemen: ‘Erdoğan would do as I ask’
U.S. President Donald Trump said he might ask Türkiye to join operations against the Houthis in Yemen, calling President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “a great friend” and saying he believes Erdoğan “would do as I ask.”
U.S. President Donald Trump said he might ask Türkiye to take part in the fight against the Houthis in Yemen, as Saudi Arabia and its coalition step up operations following a wave of Houthi attacks on Saudi airports.
Asked by a reporter at the White House whether he would ask Türkiye to join the effort in Yemen, Trump replied: “I might do it. He’s a great friend of mine, as you know, and I might do that.”
“I have a lot of respect for the president of Turkey. President Erdoğan, I think, would do as I ask.” — Donald Trump
Washington weighs its own role
Trump said last week, after a deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, that the United States “may” join Saudi strikes on the Iran-backed group. Ankara has so far offered diplomatic backing: Erdoğan told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a phone call on Tuesday that Türkiye condemns the Houthi attacks “in the strongest terms” and will stand by the kingdom, and Türkiye joined Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan in a joint statement condemning the attacks.
Türkiye has not announced any military involvement in Yemen.
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