Tonight the US and UK, with the support of their allies, launched strikes in Yemen
The Middle East is on fire again, tonight the US and UK with the support of their allies, launched strikes in Yemen
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00:00 The Middle East is on fire again. Tonight the US and UK, with the support of their allies,
00:06 launched strikes in Yemen. What is known so far? The United States said that together with Great
00:14 Britain and with the support of Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, it launched
00:21 strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen. The attack was a response to nearly 30 Houthi attacks on
00:29 ships in the Red Sea. The targets of attacks in Washington and London were radars, air defense
00:36 systems, warehouses and launch sites for drones and missiles. The Pentagon said that in total
00:44 more than 60 targets were attacked. The decision to attack the Houthis was made after they refused
00:51 to stop attacks on ships, writes WSJ. The strikes, Biden and Rishi Sunak said, were defensive in
01:01 nature. Air strikes were carried out on several cities of Yemen at once, including the capital of
01:08 the country. Western countries used aircraft, warships and submarines armed with Tomahawk
01:17 missiles. In response, the Houthis began a massive launch of surface-to-surface missiles against
01:24 targets in the Red Sea. The radicals claimed that one of their missiles sank an American warship.
01:31 The Pentagon denies this. The Yemeni foreign ministry said that the US and UK will pay a heavy
01:39 price. The US Congress assessed Biden's decision to attack the Houthis differently.
01:47 Some Democrats "believe that the President violated the article of the Constitution on
01:53 coordinating such actions" with congressmen. At the same time, some Republicans welcomed the
02:01 strikes against the Houthis. Iran called the US and UK attack on the Houthis arbitrary and a
02:08 violation of "sovereignty". Protests took place in the USA. Protesters demanded to stop bombing
02:17 Yemen and force "Israel to end the war with Palestine." Russia requested an urgent meeting
02:24 of the UN Security Council for January 12. The latter will also host a meeting dedicated to
02:31 the war between Israel and Palestine