JERUSALEM, Israel – The U.S. and the U.K., along with the support of four other nations, launched a massive retaliatory strike against the Houthis in Yemen. The strikes come after weeks of attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by the Iranian-backed group.
President Biden authoritzed the strikes that hit at least 16 military sites in Yemen. Since November 19th, the Houthis have hit ships from 40 different countries.
National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby stated, “These attacks against vessels in the Red Sea pose a direct threat to the lives, to freedom of navigation and to global trade, and one of the world’s most critical waterways.”
The Houthi attacks have had a major impact on global trade, since some estimate around 15 percent of world trade flows through the Red Sea.
Speaking in Bahrain, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted, “What’s happened because of these Houthi attacks against commercial shipping is that thousands of ships have had to divert, take longer routes, pay more for insurance, and that gets translated into higher prices for people, for everything from, fuel to medicine to food.”
On Thursday, the U.N. Security Council condemned “in the strongest terms,” the Houthi attacks. The attacks come as Israel
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