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    8 months ago

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    A third wave of US and UK strikes hit 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday night, prompting a vow from the militant group to continue attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

    The US said the strikes targeted 13 locations across Yemen and hit underground weapons storage facilities, missile systems, launchers and other capabilities the Iranian-backed Houthis have used to attack Red Sea shipping.

    His UK counterpart, Grant Shapps, said: “The Houthis’ attacks on commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea are illegal and unacceptable and it is our duty to protect innocent lives and preserve freedom of navigation.

    The group, which is armed and advised by Iran but is not a full-scale client agent, feels it has gained prestige in the Middle East by taking the lead in acting in solidarity with the people of Gaza.

    It carried out its first wave of attacks on Friday, striking more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the militias it backs, reportedly killing nearly 40 people.

    Iraq, which is caught in the crossfire of the dispute between Washington and Tehran, suffered a further invasion of its sovereignty last month when Iran hit what it claimed was a Mossad-linked spy headquarters in Erbil.


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