This handout photograph released by AS J Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi on Dec. 12, 2023 shows the Norwegian-flagged chemical tanker the MT Strinda. (Credit: AS J Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi/Handout/AFP)
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Friday Yemen's Houthi rebels are a "threat to freedom of navigation to commercial shipping," after the Iran-backed group claimed a series of attacks.
"The United States is working with the international community, with partners from the region and from all over the world to deal with this threat," Sullivan told journalists during a visit to Israel.
"While the Houthis are pulling the trigger, so to speak, they're being handed the gun by Iran," he added.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Friday Yemen's Houthi rebels are a "threat to freedom of navigation to commercial shipping," after the Iran-backed group claimed a series of attacks.
"The United States is working with the international community, with partners from the region and from all over the world to deal with this threat,"...