Donald Trump has warned terror groups to “hide”, but insisted it won’t save them from US forces, as he vowed to launch a fresh offensive like the one he claims wiped out ISIS in just three weeks. In a post on Truth Social, the US President said his military would bring terrorists to “swift justice” and warned the Houthis, backed by Iran, that they are next in the firing line.

He wrote: “Time for the terrorists to hide, but it won’t do them any good. Our Warfighters, the greatest the world has ever seen, will find them, and bring them to swift Justice.” The President also claimed he had removed “Joe Biden’s dangerous red tape” and re-empowered the US military, just as he did during the offensive against ISIS.

He added: “ISIS were completely obliterated in three weeks under General Daniel Caine, our new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.”

Trump also said the US would support Somalia in resisting the Houthis, who he claimed were trying to establish a presence there.

“We will support the Somali People, who should not allow the Houthis to embed (which they are trying to do!),” he wrote.

The comments follow weeks of growing tension in the region, with reports of Houthi expansion and fresh clashes in the Red Sea.

Earlier this year, the US military launched airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks on shipping routes.

The Pentagon described the strikes as part of efforts to protect international navigation and restore stability.

According to US officials, the Iran-backed group has threatened vessels in the Red Sea and claimed attacks on American warships, including the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman.

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth recently described the US campaign as “unrelenting” and warned that missile strikes would continue until the attacks stop.

Meanwhile, US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz said a large-scale operation had “targeted multiple Houthi leaders and took them out.”

Royal Navy expert and former NATO commander Hamish de Bretton-Gordon told The Sun the US is likely to keep escalating strikes until the group loses its ability to operate.

He said: “It might well be that the US considers a more detailed and comprehensive operation to neutralise the Houthis of capability in the future.”