𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬

The United States and the United Kingdom have launched additional military operations in Yemen in response to Houthi rebel strikes on Red Sea commerce. All US and British assets are now “legitimate targets,” according to the Houthis, who have claimed five casualties. The operations were carried out in response to what US President Joe Biden described as “unprecedented” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by the Houthis. Biden also stated that he would “not hesitate” to take further action if necessary. The Houthis’ highest leadership authority issued an official statement warning that “all American-British interests have become legitimate targets for the Yemeni armed forces in response to their direct and declared aggression against the Republic of Yemen.” In response to the attacks in Yemen, the Huthis threatened “barbaric” retaliation. The internationally recognized Yemeni government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, has accused the Houthis of being responsible for the missile attacks in the Red Sea that drove Yemen into a military conflict with the United Kingdom and the United States.

Because of its effective deterrence operations, the United States has no plans to send additional soldiers to the Middle East. The US has been attempting to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from turning into something larger. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that no future operations against Houthi targets are planned, and that the situation will be reassessed. The Houthis have clashed with the US Navy in the Red Sea, attacking commercial ships linked with or heading for Israel. If the United States wishes, it can avoid launching a military attack. For example, it can exert pressure on Israel to cease the Gaza conflict. The US has financially supported a global attempt to revive a crucial trade route between Europe and Asia. Worst-case scenario: the war in Yemen might devolve into all-out tit-for-tat combat along the whole Bab al Mandeb coast.

According to American defense sources, the last set of attacks targeted missiles, weapons storage facilities, and drones. Maersk, a major shipping firm, said on January 22 that it will reroute its ME2 container service across Africa, away from the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. The ME2 service connects India and the UAE to the Western Mediterranean Sea and Italy.

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