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Trump says Houthis agreed not to attack US

President also considering military action against Iran, according to Fox News reports.

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Trump says Houthis agreed not to attack US

What this story says

  • President Donald Trump said on September 20, 2026, that Yemen's Houthis have agreed not to attack the United States, as reported by Fox News.
  • A missile struck the Saudi capital Riyadh on September 19, 2026.
  • Trump stated that the United States is in constant communication with the Houthis.
  • The President also said he is considering "if and when" to take military action against Iran.

Who covered it

Left 32%(46)Centre 24%(33)Right 44%(63)

Percentages are shares of the 142 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 136 of the 278 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

68/100

Craft

95/100

Hype

30/100

278 sources · methodology

Missing from the left

Only 46 of the 142 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

President Donald Trump announced on September 20, 2026, that Yemen's Houthi rebels have agreed not to attack the United States. This statement was made according to Fox News. The announcement came as the Iran-aligned group has intensified its conflict with Saudi Arabia, a US ally. A missile struck the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on September 19, 2026.

Trump also stated that the United States maintains constant communication with the Houthis. He further indicated that he is contemplating future military action against Iran, saying he is considering "if and when" to "blow up" the nation.

Disagreement on Houthi attacks

While President Trump stated the Houthis have agreed not to attack the US, reports also noted that the group has stepped up its war against Saudi Arabia. The Hindu reported that the Houthis have also staged a rapid offensive inside Yemen, seizing territory from the internationally recognised government.

What the coverage left out

None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports mention the specific date of September 12, 2026, when President Trump previously claimed the Houthis were holding back from attacking US forces.

Tags:#DonaldTrump#Houthis#Yemen#Iran#SaudiArabia#MiddleEastConflict

Coverage settled. We checked this 13 times and stopped on 25 Sept 2026, 17:45. The figures above are what it finished at.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

46 rated outlets

  • The Hindu's full report stated that President Donald Trump claimed the Houthis had agreed not to attack the United States. This came as Saudi Arabia faced a missile attack on Riyadh. The Hindu also reported Trump's previous claims about the Houthis holding back from attacking US forces.
  • Other left-rated outlets focused on different stories. The Hindu also reported on Russian drone strikes in Moscow and Zaporizhzhia. United24 reported on drone attacks in Zaporizhzhia, while tempo.co covered Russian attacks on Kyiv.
  • Kyiv Post reported on a meeting between Zelensky and Trump. Al-Monitor and Cumhuriyet digests mentioned Houthi advances in Yemen and Trump calling off strikes. The Independent reported on Trump's UNGA appearance, and Raw Story discussed a strategist's view on Trump's presidency.

Centre

33 rated outlets

  • Both centre-rated reports, Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija and La Libre, focused on Trump's statement that the Houthis have agreed not to attack the United States. They also mentioned the intensification of the Iran-aligned group's war against Saudi Arabia. La Libre noted Trump made these revelations during an interview with Fox News.

Right

63 rated outlets

  • The five right-rated reports, including The Straits Times, Clarin, Deccan Chronicle, and news-pravda.com, highlighted Trump's assertion that the Houthis have agreed not to attack the US. The Straits Times and Deccan Chronicle also noted the escalating conflict against Saudi allies. Clarin and Deccan Chronicle mentioned Trump's consideration of future actions against Iran. News-pravda.com claimed American media reported Trump had abandoned the idea of direct war with the Houthis.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump says Houthis agreed not to attack US?
Of the 142 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 32% are rated left, 24% are rated centre, 44% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 278. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump says Houthis agreed not to attack US left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 142 rated outlets on this story, 32% are rated left, 24% are rated centre, 44% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Trump says Houthis agreed not to attack US biased?
Trump says Houthis agreed not to attack US is one event reported by 278 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Trump says Houthis agreed not to attack US?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Trump says Houthis agreed not to attack US?
278 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did President Trump say about the Houthis?
President Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2026, that Yemen's Houthis have agreed not to attack the United States. He also indicated that the US is in constant communication with the group.
What is the context of Trump's statement?
Trump's statement was made as the Iran-aligned Houthi group intensified its war against Saudi Arabia, a US ally. A missile had struck the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on September 19, 2026.
What did Trump say about Iran?
President Trump indicated that he is considering future military action against Iran. He stated he is contemplating "if and when" to take action, including the possibility of "blow[ing] up" the nation.

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