Lord David Cameron says it is hard to think of a time when there has been more danger and volatility in the world when asked about strikes on Houthis
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Top UK diplomat says London ready to launch new strikes on Houthi positions — newspaper
- "We have sent an unambiguous message: what the Houthis are doing is wrong, and we are determined to put a stop to it. We will work with allies.
- We wil always defend the freedom of navigation.
- And, crucially, we will be prepared to back words with actions," Cameron wrote in an article published in The Sunday Telegraph.
- "The Houthi contention that this is all about Israel and Gaza is nonsense.
- They've attacked ships from countries all over the world, heading to destinations right across the globe.
- Our joint action will have gone some way to degrade Houthi capabilities built up with Iranian backing.
- We targeted sites from which we know their attacks were launched.
- We will carefully assess the impact of what has been done," Cameron added.
- US President Joe Biden said that the strike on Yemen was ordered in response to "unprecedented Houthi attacks" in the Red Sea and that the strikes targeting Houthi munitions depots, launching systems, production facilities, and air defense radar systems were delivered "in self-defense."
- On January 13, a naval base near the Red Sea port of Hodeidah came under attack.
- The aircraft carrier USS Carney struck an airfield north of the Yemeni capital with Tomahawk missiles.
After the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis warned that they would launch strikes on Israeli territory and would not allow ships associated with it to pass through the waters of the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait until the operation in the Palestinian enclave stopped.
According to estimates by US Central Command, the Houthis have attacked more than 20 vessels and civilian ships in the Red Sea since mid-November.
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David Cameron: lights are 'flashing red' on the global dashboard
The “lights are absolutely flashing red” on the global dashboard, the UK’s foreign secretary, David Cameron, warned as he said it was hard to think of a time when there had been so much danger and volatility in the world.
Our view is look, take a step back from this, it is hard to think of a time when there has been so much danger and insecurity and instability in the world.
The lights are absolutely flashing red as it were on the global dashboard and what we need at that time is strong leadership and a clear plan, that is what we have with the prime minister and the team in place.
And taking action, if you don’t act against the Houthis is the Red Sea, you are going to see more attacks, they are effectively terroristic attacks, you will see more of that."
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