Britain: 24 Countries Participated in Monday's Attack on Houthis

On Tuesday, January 23, Britain announced in a statement that it, along with 23 other countries including the United States, Germany, and Australia, participated and collaborated in attacks on eight targets in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen on Monday. According to Reuters, the British Prime Minister's Office noted that these attacks were in response to the ongoing destructive assaults by the Houthis on commercial ships in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, aimed at reducing the Houthis' ability to continue attacks on global trade and sailors. With the continued assaults by the Iranian-backed Houthis on free shipping and endangering global trade, the U.S. Secretary of State announced on January 17 that the group known as 'Ansar Allah,' also referred to as the Houthis, would be designated as an international terrorist organization 30 days after that date. The Houthis claim that their attacks on commercial ships are conducted in support of the militant group Hamas. The U.S. has urged China to convince the Islamic Republic not to send weapons to the Houthis. U.S. and British discussions took place; Biden and Sunak talked about the Middle East and Ukraine. The U.S. and Britain once again attacked 'Houthi targets' in Yemen.