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)
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin on Tuesday condemned "unprecedented" attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on international shipping in the Red Sea, saying they threaten global trade flows, according to a statement.
"Secretary Austin condemned Houthi attacks on international shipping and global commerce as unprecedented and unacceptable, noting the attacks threaten the free flow of commerce," Pentagon press secretary Major General Pat Ryder said in a statement.
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin on Tuesday condemned "unprecedented" attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on international shipping in the Red Sea, saying they threaten global trade flows, according to a statement.
"Secretary Austin condemned Houthi attacks on international shipping and global commerce as unprecedented and unacceptable, noting the attacks...