(Bloomberg) The US and its allies launched airstrikes on more than a dozen Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, escalating a conflict with an Iranian proxy in response to a string of attacks that have disrupted commercial shipping in the Red Sea.Most Read from BloombergGoogle Lays Off Hundreds in Hardware, Assistant, EngineeringUK’s Sunak Authorizes Joint Military Strikes With US Against HouthisSEC Authorizes Bitcoin-Spot ETFs in Crypto’s BreakthroughHertz to Sell 20,000 EVs in Shift Back to Gas-Po
When the U.S. and U.K. warships launched waves of air, ship and submarine launched missiles at Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen Thursday it was the culmination of weeks of warnings to the militant group to cease their destructive attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea
Russian ships are continuing to travel through the Red Sea despite escalating Houthi attacks on commercial vessels. Tankers carrying Russian oil and container ships bound for Russian ports have not changed their paths through the Bab El-Mandeb Strait since attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels began in October.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is slated to brief his Cabinet on potential British and U.S. strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels amid the group’s continued attacks in the Red Sea, according to multiple media reports. BBC News reported Sunak is expected to hold a conference call with the Cabinet on Thursday night, and other…