U.S. airstrikes across Yemen since March 15 are “unconstitutional acts of war that lack congressional authorization,” said the organizations DAWN, Action Corps and Just Foreign Policy Thursday. “Congress should stop strikes on Yemen and uphold its sole authority to declare war under Article I of the Constitution and the 1973 War Powers Resolution (WPR). The strikes also violate Chapters I and VII of the United Nations Charter, which prohibit states from launching a war unless in self-defense or authorized by the U.N. Security Council.”
ISAAC EVANS-FRANTZ, isaac@actioncorps.org, @theactioncorps
“President Trump has not only launched us into a new military escapade in the Middle East, he’s done so in breach of our Constitution, which requires congressional authorization to start a war,” said Isaac Evans-Frantz, director of Action Corps. “Congress should demand an end to this reckless, unauthorized war that will both harm U.S. interests and continue to terrorize the Yemeni people who have already suffered years of U.S.-backed violence.”
See the full statement from the groups: “U.S. Strikes on Yemen are Unconstitutional and Violate U.N. Charter.” Also see prior accuracy.org news release: “Bombing Yemen ‘Impeachable.’“
The groups added: “Ansar Allah, the political and military movement known as the Houthis, has served as the de facto government for most of Yemen’s population for the past decade. … The Houthis stopped their attacks for the duration of the ceasefire, but on March 11, 2025, announced their intention to resume targeting Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea due to the Israeli government’s renewed blockade of the Palestinian enclave, including food, water, electricity and humanitarian assistance from entry into the territory.”
In their statement, the groups debunk claims by the administration: “The Trump administration commenced airstrikes on Yemen claiming that the Houthi maritime strikes are an attack on U.S. economic interests and national security. ‘No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World,’ a White House statement read on March 15. However, there is no evidence that Houthi forces attacked any U.S. ships or personnel from the beginning of the Gaza ceasefire in January 2025 through March 15. Houthi forces did attack U.S. warships in the Red Sea on March 16, following the commencement of U.S. attacks on Yemen.”