US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that his country had sent a message to Iran about the Houthi group allied with it, which is launching attacks against commercial ships in the Red Sea.
Biden added to reporters at the White House, before leaving for the presidential retreat at Camp David for the weekend: “We delivered the message privately and we are confident that we are well prepared.”
The Houthi group has threatened a “strong and effective response” after the United States carried out another attack in Yemen on Friday evening, which exacerbated tensions in the region.
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The attacks have heightened concerns about the escalating conflict that has spread across the region since the war broke out in Gaza, with Iranian allies from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen coming online.
The latest attack, which the United States said targeted a radar site, came a day after dozens of American and British attacks on Houthi facilities in Yemen.
Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdel Salam told Reuters that the US strikes, the most recent of which targeted a military base in Sanaa, “had minimal impact in the context of limiting Yemeni capabilities to continue to prevent to Israeli ships or those bound for Israel from passing through the border. Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea”. “Arabs”.
On Friday, the US Department of Defense said the Anglo-American attacks had “good effects”.
The Houthis say their campaign in the Red Sea aims to support Palestinians who are under siege and violent attacks by Israel in Gaza.
Many of the targeted ships had no known connection to Israel.
The group also launched drones and missiles across the Red Sea towards Israel.
2024-01-13 15:37:12
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