Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed that the United States has offered to recognise its authority over the territory it rules in the southern Arabian country, with Washington allegedly making the offer in an effort to make the group cease its attacks on Israel and on ships passing through the Red Sea.

According to the channel, Al Jazeera Mubasher, on Monday, Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, a senior Houthi official and a member of the group’s political bureau, told it that “after every operation we conduct”, there is “always communication” from the US government with the aim of pressuring the rebels to stop their military activities.

Al-Bukhaiti claimed that such communication following attacks came from both the US and the United Kingdom – indirectly through mediators – with pressure consisting of threats of direct US military intervention against those who militarily intervene “in support of Gaza”.

“These calls are based on either threats or presenting some temptations, but they have given up to achieve any accomplishment in that direction,” he stated.

In response to those claims by the Houthi official, Washington rejected them, with one unnamed American official calling the comments “a total fabrication”. Another official from the US State Department also denied the claims, stating that “Houthi propaganda is rarely true or newsworthy. Coverage like this puts a guise of credibility on their misinformation.”