United States and Houthi Ceasefire (May 2025)

Status: began May 6, 2025; no end announced in the sources checked.

Announced: May 6, 2025 by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman
Start: May 6, 2025. Date of Oman's announcement; the text gives no separate start time
Parties: United States, Houthis ("the relevant authorities in Sana'a")
Forces covered: Houthis
Mediators: Oman

Announcing Sources

Oman Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Oman announces ceasefire agreement between Washington and Sanaa," May 6, 2025 (unofficial English version of the Arabic text)

Terms as Worded in the Announcing Text

"In the future, neither side will target the other, including American vessels, in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, ensuring freedom of navigation and the smooth flow of international commercial shipping."

Cite: Middle East Forum, "United States and Houthi Ceasefire (May 2025)," Axis Attacks and Ceasefires, https://attacks.meforum.org/ceasefires/us-houthi-2025/.

Reported Violations

Each entry is the claim of the party or UN office named. MEF does not adjudicate the claims.

No party or UN office has issued a dated violation claim for this ceasefire in the sources checked.