Trump considered but ultimately declined to order direct U.S. strikes against Houthi forces in Yemen during September 2026, despite Saudi requests for military support amid Houthi advances and attacks on Saudi infrastructure. Administration officials prepared options and target lists in mid-September before the president reversed course, opting instead for intelligence sharing, targeting assistance, and continued diplomatic engagement while managing the separate, ongoing U.S. military campaign against Iran. No new notification under the War Powers Resolution or formal invocation of authorities for fresh hostilities in Yemen was transmitted to Congress by the September 30 cutoff. Trader consensus at 99.4% for “No” reflects this absence of action within the resolution window. Scenarios that could still shift the outcome remain limited to any unreported or narrowly defined executive steps taken before the deadline that have not yet surfaced in public reporting.