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re: Houthi Attacks & HITS US Cargo Ship in Gulf of Aden...
US Launches New Wave of Strikes on Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen to Destroy Radar Facility as Protestors Swarm Yemen Mission in NYC to Condemn The Attack
'The world is running out of patience': Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warns Iran to stop encouraging the Houthis to intervene in Israel and Gaza conflict as it emerges no further UK aircraft carriers could be sent to Red Sea at that time due to staffing
This has been resolved and the UK is ready to join the US for any future strikes
Daily Mail 13 JAN 2024
U.S Ship Off Yemen Fires Missiles at Houthi Rebel Sites
HMS Queen Elizabeth reportedly could not be transferred to support the Navy in the Red Sea due to staffing
Latest round of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen took place on Friday night. The Houthis had fired at least one anti-ship missile earlier the same day
A northern facility along the coast in Yemen on January 12, 2024 after airstrikes by the United States and Britain
An Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft takes off to join the US led coalition
The US military has unleashed a new wave of strikes against Houthi-controlled site in Yemen after risk to Red Sea ships
The blitz on Friday came a day after initial strikes against over 60 targets used by the Iranian-backed rebels to attack ships in waters near the Arabian Peninsula.
The second round of bombing was much smaller in scale and targeted a Houthi radar facility, an official confirmed. It came after the Houthis fired at least one anti-ship missile earlier the same day.
Biden had vowed to continue the bombardment if the Houthis refused to cease attacking vessels in the Red Sea.
But in New York City protests erupted after demonstrators swarmed First Avenue near the United Nations Yemen Mission to condemn the attack.
The official confirmed the latest strikes were conducted unilaterally by the US.
The blitz on Thursday was a cooperative effort between the US, UK and other allied nations and struck more than 60 targets. They killed five people and wounded six more, a spokesman for the Houthi military told CNN.
But US officials determined the additional location, a radar site, still presented a threat to maritime traffic, one official said.
President Joe Biden said on Friday that the American airstrikes against the Houthi in Yemen were a success, adding that he's delivered a message to Iran with them.
'I don't think there's any civilian casualties — that's another reason why it's a success,' Biden told reporters traveling with him in Pennsylvania.
The White House has said the airstrikes in Yemen, most of which is controlled by the Houthis, were in retaliation for months of attacks by the movement on Red Sea shipping that the rebels cat as a response to the ongoing war in Gaza.
However their targets have become increasingly random and caused disruption to global shipping channels.
When asked if he has a message for Iran, Biden said: 'I've already delivered the message to Iran.' The president also noted Tehran 'doesn't want a war with us,' but said he is willing to bomb the Houthi again if they keep striking at American troops....
OIL PRICE JUMPS
The price of Brent crude oil rose more than $2 on Friday on concern that supplies could be disrupted, but later gave up half its gain. Biden said on Friday he was "very concerned" about the impact of war in the Middle East on oil prices. Commercial ship-tracking data showed at least nine oil tankers stopping or diverting from the Red Sea.
The strikes follow months of raids by Houthi fighters, who have boarded ships they claimed were Israeli or heading for Israel. Many of the vessels had no known connection to Israel.
The United States and some allies sent a naval task force in December, and recent days saw increasing escalation. On Tuesday, the United States and Britain shot down 21 missiles and drones.
However, not all major U.S. allies chose to back the strikes inside Yemen.
The Netherlands, Australia, Canada and Bahrain provided logistical and intelligence support, while Germany, Denmark, New Zealand and South Korea signed a joint statement defending the attacks and warning of further action.
But Italy, Spain and France chose not to sign or participate.
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