HOUTHIS RESPOND
Houthi Rebels Hit US-Owned Cargo Ship In Gulf Of Aden: Robert Wright, Andrew England and Shotaro Tani, Financial Times, Jan. 15, 2024 — Iran-backed Houthis struck a US-owned cargo ship on Monday, the first direct assault on a commercial vessel since American and British forces launched multiple strikes against the Yemeni rebels last week.
Attacking the Houthis in Yemen: Significance of the Escalation in the Red Sea: Ilan Zalayat and Yoel Guzansky, INSS, Jan. 14, 2024 — After the Houthis did not heed several warnings from Washington and London to stop attacking vessels in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the US and the UK, with the help of other countries, attacked a series of targets in Yemen.
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Yemen is a War Worth Fighting: Tom McTague, Unherd, Jan. 12, 2024
U.S. Strikes on the Houthis were Strong, Proportionate — and Overdue: Editorial Board, Washington Post, Jan. 13, 2024
Importers Face Surging Shipping Costs, Delays as Red Sea Diversions Pile Up: Paul Berger and Costas Paris, WSJ, Jan. 10, 2024
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:
Why Iran’s Houthis Are Keeping Oil Out of Red Sea Blockade: Iran International, Jan. 9, 2024 — While Iran’s Yemeni proxy, the Houthis, attack commercial shipping in the Red Sea, disrupting free flow of goods, oil has so far remained mysteriously immune.
How Attacks in the Red Sea Could Increase Costs of Items from Clothing to Coffee: Simmone Sham, Time, Jan. 8, 2024 — Attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by the Houthi militia in Yemen are leading to increased freight costs and delivery times—and experts say the impact is soon going to hit consumers.
Massive Protests Erupt in Yemen After US-UK Airstrikes: World Israel News, Jan. 13, 2024 — Protests with tens of thousands of Yemenis gathered across several cities on Friday, their collective voice rising against what they perceived as unwarranted US and British airstrikes on their country.
U.S. Missiles Strike Targets in Yemen Linked to the Houthi Militia: Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper, NY Times, Jan. 11, 2024 — The United States and five of its allies on Thursday carried out military strikes against more than a dozen targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, in an expansion of the war in the Middle East that the Biden administration had sought to avoid for the past three months.