The US-British strikes against the Houthis in Yemen they had “positive results”said today Pentagon spokesman Patrick Rydernoting how the US and UK armed forces will continue to monitor the situation for any retaliation.

Currently there are no plans to send additional US military forces to the regionstated Ryder in an interview with CNN.

“Our initial assessment is that we had good results”the American official emphasized. “We will continue to monitor and, as the president and Secretary of Defense Austin, we will continue to take the necessary measures”he added.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin – admitted Jan. 1 to Walter Reed Military Hospital with a urinary tract infectionfollowing surgery in December – is in good condition, has spoken with President Joe Biden twice in the past two days and has been “actively involved in the oversight and management of these bombings.”

US and British warplanes, ships and submarines struck targets in Yemen overnight in retaliation for attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on shipping in Red Seawidening a regional conflict sparked by Israel’s war on Gaza.

Asked about concerns that conflict can escalateRyder emphasized that the US continues to work to limit the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the vital Red Sea sea route have affected more than 50 countriesRyder noted, and the US and its allies see the actions as different from what is happening in Gaza.

“No one wants to see a wider regional conflict. But then again, we also can’t allow this kind of dangerous, reckless behavior.”he said.