UK PM Sunak says Yemen strikes aim to 'degrade' Huthis' ability to attack Red Sea shipping
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says it is "not sustainable" to attempt to counter Huthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea after they have been launched. Speaking in parliament after a second round of joint US-UK strikes on Huthi targets in Yemen, Sunak says the strikes are aiming to "degrade" the Huthis' capacity to launch such attacks.
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00:00 Mr Speaker, attempting to counter every Houthi attack after it has been launched is simply not sustainable.
00:06 We have already shot down dozens of missiles and drones targeted at civilian vessels and at the Royal Navy.
00:13 And the Houthis have conducted at least 12 further attacks on shipping since 11 January,
00:20 including just last night, shortly before our strikes were conducted.
00:24 So we acted to further degrade their ability to mount such attacks.
00:29 We are going to use the most effective means at our disposal to cut off the Houthis' financial resources
00:35 where they are used to fund these attacks.
00:38 We are working closely with the United States on this and plan to announce new sanction measures in the coming days.
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