Published 2024-01-11 23.02
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Britain and the US are expected to attack the Huthi militia in Yemen overnight, reports say British media.
The escalation comes after 21 drones and robots were targeted at US and British warships on Tuesday.
“Britain is expected to join the US tonight in attacking Huthimilis targets in Yemen,” writes Times politics editor Steven Swinford on X.
Britain and the United States are expected to carry out airborne attacks against Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen during the night of Friday, Swedish time, according to British media.
“Britain is expected to join the US tonight in attacking Huthimilis targets in Yemen,” writes Times politics editor Steven Swinford on X.
Although no official statements have come from either country, the Prime Minister of Great Britain has Rishi Sunak held crisis meeting with his cabinet regarding the escalation in the Red Sea.
According to source information to Bloomberg, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has authorized an attack on Thursday evening.
USA: “There will be consequences”
Tensions have risen significantly since Tuesday, when warships from both the United States and Britain shot down 21 drones and robots fired from Yemen.
– There will be consequences, said US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken yesterday.
A press conference was held at the Pentagon on Thursday evening, Swedish time. Reporters asked about US plans for a possible attack, which Ryder would not answer.
– The statement from several countries that there will be consequences, if the attacks do not stop, speaks for itself, he said.
Similar vague tones were heard from Britain’s Defense Secretary Grant Shapps when he urged journalists to “cover the area”.
The threat of the Huthi militia
The Huthi militia has in turn threatened the countries after the attack was shot down by the British and American navy, TT reports.
– American aggression will never pass unanswered, said the movement’s leader during Thursday in a speech that was broadcast on the al-Masirah TV channel, which is controlled by the Houthi movement.
The background to the situation in the Red Sea has to do with the Huthi rebels’ attacks on commercial cargo ships since November. The militia, in turn, believes that the attacks are a protest against the war in Gaza.