Defence Sec on Houthi strikes: Enough is enough
Defence secretary Grant Shapps has defended US-UK airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen - saying ‘enough is enough’, after the group launched a series of attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea.
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00:00 Some 15% of the world's shipping passes through these narrow shipping lanes.
00:05 But the Houthis have persistently violated the law, menacing commercial vessels in the region.
00:12 In the Red Sea, we've seen how brilliant the Royal Navy has been acting in self-defence
00:20 against the intolerable and growing number of Houthi attacks. And earlier this month,
00:25 the world sent a very clear message to the Iranian-backed Houthis.
00:29 End your illegal and unjustified actions. Stop risking innocent lives. Cease threatening
00:38 the global economy. We could not have been clearer
00:42 with our warnings, which they chose to ignore. And enough was enough.