US and UK launch air strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, UN Secretary-General calls for de-escalation

Published: 13 January 2024 at 02:06

The US and UK carried out air strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, prompting the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to call for de-escalation of the situation in the Red Sea region. The strikes were in response to weeks of rebel attacks on Red Sea shipping and fears of the Israel-Hamas conflict spreading. Russias ambassador to the UN criticized the strikes as armed aggression against Yemen, while the US ambassador warned that all countries vessels are vulnerable to the threat posed by the rebels to shipping in the Red Sea.

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