The United States and British military have begun launching air strikes at the Iran-back Houthis rebels in Yemen.
Retaliation has been taken after continuous attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Houthis rebels.
Biden said that he authorized the airstrikes due to the attacks.
Fox News shares more on the story:
These Houthi attacks, Biden said, have endangered U.S. personnel and its allies and have threatened freedom of navigation.
“These targeted strikes are a clear message that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most critical commercial routes,” the president said.
“I will not hesitate to direct further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce as necessary.”
The strikes came shortly after the White House called a lid on President Biden’s engagements for the evening as he was not expected to discuss the matter publicly. It also follows news that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had not notified the president or other officials of his whereabouts for several days while he was in the ICU at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Watch footage of the airstrikes here:
BREAKING: VIDEO OF MAJOR STRIKES IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN YEMEN pic.twitter.com/BKb8oWitKe
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) January 11, 2024
This has left many worried for potential further involvement in the Middle East again.
Some on X have shown their disdain for Joe Biden’s actions…
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