The Times of Israel reports: “Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Friday that the Houthis, an Iran-aligned terror group that controls much of Yemen, act on their own motivations, after US President Donald Trump said he would hold Tehran accountable for the group’s actions.

Khamenei also warned, ‘If the US or anyone else commits any malicious act against Iran, they will receive a severe blow,’ in comments made in a televised speech, echoed by official social media posts.

Trump said Monday that he would hold Iran responsible for any attacks carried out by the Houthis, as the American military carried out waves of strikes against the group, marking the biggest US military operation in the Middle East since he returned to the White House…”