(CNN)– British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Sunday that his country had given the Houthis “warning after warning” about their actions in the Red Sea before it carried out air strikes on Yemen alongside the United States earlier this week..
Cameron added, on the “Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg” program broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation “BBC”: “We gave one warning after another,” adding that “yet the attacks continued… We sent this very clear and unambiguous message.” “We are ready to follow up on our words and warnings with action.”
He continued that taking military action in response to the Houthis targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea is a “last resort”, and that the responsibility for escalation lies with the Houthis.
He stated: “Since November 19, the Houthis have launched 26 attacks on ships,” and said: “The American and British strikes were limited, proportionate, targeted and lawful, but they were also necessary.”
The US and British militaries launched strikes against Houthi targets in the areas they control in Yemen, representing an important response after the Joe Biden administration and its allies warned that the Iranian-backed armed group would bear the consequences of its attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
US President Joe Biden said he ordered the strikes “in direct response to the unprecedented Houthi attacks against international naval vessels in the Red Sea.”
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2024-01-15 01:23:06
