Red Sea
Houthi Leader Vows ‘Big’ Response to Any US Military Assault
- Al-Houthi says he’ll welcome war with US over shipping attacks
- US and allies weighing options over Houthi Red Sea disruption
USS Carney fires a missile in the the direction of Houthi positions in the Red Sea.
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The leader of Yemen’s Houthis threatened a “big” response to the US and its allies if they proceed with military action against his group, which has been attacking ships in the Red Sea for almost two months.
“We’ll confront the American aggression,” Abdul Malik Al-Houthi said in a televised speech on Thursday. “Any American attack won’t go unpunished.”