Overview

• The half-hour message featured images of President Trump, Elon Musk, Vice President JD Vance and other senior U.S. officials before threats were issued.
• Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki urged militants to assassinate leaders in Egypt, Jordan and Gulf Arab states in retaliation for Gaza’s devastation.
• United Nations experts estimate AQAP maintains 3,000–4,000 fighters and funds operations through bank robberies, smuggling, counterfeiting and ransoms.
• The U.S. has placed a $6 million bounty on al-Awlaki and escalated drone strikes against AQAP in Yemen.
• Houthi rebels have launched missile attacks on Israel and targeted Red Sea shipping, prompting a major U.S. naval campaign.