A Hebrew report reveals One Yemeni missile forced Trump to halt aggression against Yemen and shook the U S Navy s prestige

Follow-ups – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:
The Hebrew website Calcalist reported that US President Donald Trump was compelled to stop the American-British air campaign against Yemen in May 2025 due to what the report described as “hidden reasons,” primarily a single Yemeni missile launched by Sana’a forces towards the American aircraft carrier “Harry Truman,” which nearly struck it, causing panic in the Pentagon and leading to the cessation of operations out of fear of a strategic and military disaster that could embarrass Washington both domestically and internationally.
In an extensive report published by the Hebrew newspaper, prepared by journalist “Nitzan Sadan,” documented the details of what he called “the night Trump was afraid,” revealing that the “Rough Rider” campaign launched by Washington and London against northern Yemen failed, not only for field reasons but also because the Yemeni army—as he described—demonstrated a missile deterrence capability that made the US Navy completely reconsider its calculations.
According to the report, President Trump announced the halt of bombings on May 5, claiming that “the Houthis requested a truce,” but the truth, as revealed by the report, was that the Pentagon warned the president that any direct targeting of an American ship, especially the “Harry Truman” aircraft carrier, would be a strategic and media disaster, potentially forcing Washington into a ground invasion of northern Yemen, which the American leadership does not want at any cost.
In a detailed account of what transpired, the report revealed that Sana’a forces launched a precision ballistic missile towards the “Truman” on the night of April 28 after pinpointing its location through accurate intelligence—possibly from Russian or Iranian sources, as stated—and bombarded the maritime path with a series of missiles and drones in a compound attack that confused U.S. defense systems.
Although the missile did not directly hit its target, the