For weeks, fears have grown the U.S., Israel and Iran’s allies are moving closer to a regional war.
Last night, an international coalition led by the United States, launched retaliatory strikes against Houthi terrorists. The Iranian proxy group has significantly reduced merchant shipping in the Red Sea since declaring war on Israel in October.
The strikes involved U.S. aircraft, surface vessels and submarines.
Breitbart’s Kristin Wong documented the response, including President Biden’s warning that he “will not hesitate to direct further measures”:
“Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces—together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands—successfully conducted strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels to endanger freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most vital waterways,” he said.
He said the strikes came in direct response to the attacks, which included the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles for the first time in history.
Biden said the targeted strikes are a “clear message that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most critical commercial routes.”
“I will not hesitate to direct further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce as necessary,” he warned.
Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton described the operation as “overdue,” citing former President Donald Trump’s assessment of the Houthis as a terrorist organization. A designation rescinded by Biden shortly after he entered office.
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