U.S. and U.K. Begin Striking Iran-Backed Houthi Targets in Yemen

The United States led a joint coalition strike against multiple Houthi targets in Yemen, retaliating against the Iran-backed militants after they ignored an ultimatum to stop attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea, according to multiple reports.

The strikes were carried out by fighter jets and Tomahawk missiles fired from Navy ships, according to CNN.

“This is a brutal aggression,” Nasr al-Din Amir, a Houthi official, told The Wall Street Journal. “They will undoubtedly pay its price, and we will not waver in our stance to support the Palestinian people, regardless of the cost.”

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