The Houthi attacks on merchant ships “endangered US (including military) personnel, merchant marine workers and our partners, international trade, and threatened freedom of navigation,” the US president noted.
US President Joe Biden has announced that US and British armed forces, with the support of Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, have carried out strikes in Yemen against Houthi rebel facilities.
“These strikes were in direct response to the Houthi’s unprecedented attacks against international shipping in the Red Sea — including the use of ballistic missiles against ships for the first time in history,” Mr. Biden said, according to a press release released by the agencies. of the White House.
“These attacks endangered US (including military) personnel, merchant marine workers and our partners, international trade, and threatened freedom of navigation,” the US president noted.
Joe Biden said he would not “hesitate” to order further measures to protect human lives and trade flows.
Source :Skai
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