Houthis speaks
on US, UK strike 36 targets in Yemen
Houthis
says they will respond after US and UK strike 36 targets across 13 locations in
Yemenwho are backed by Iran, and started targeting commercial vessels in the
Red Sea in November, disrupting global supply chains.
Shipping
companies have stopped using the Red Sea, which usually carries almost 15% of
global seaborne trade, and are using a much longer route around southern
Africa, while, the Houthis say they are targeting Israeli-linked ships in
solidarity with the Palestinians; however, many attacked vessels have had no
connection to Israel.
UK
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said the latest strikes were "not an
escalation", and the Houthis' attacks on vessels in the Red Sea were
"illegal and unacceptable" and he joint strikes come after the US
targeted 85 locations in Syria and Iraq in response to a deadly drone attack on
a US military base in Jordan
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