An aircraft takes off to join the US-led coalition to conduct air strikes against military targets in Yemen, aimed at the Iran-backed Houthi militia that has been targeting international shipping in the Red Sea, from an undisclosed location, in this screengrab from a handout video released on Jan. 12, 2024. (Credit: US Central Command via X/Handout via Reuters)
NATO on Friday said the US-led strikes on Yemen's Houthis were aimed at protecting shipping through the Red Sea and urged Iran to "rein in its proxies."
"These strikes were defensive and designed to preserve freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most vital waterways. The Houthi attacks must end," Dylan White, a spokesman for the Western military alliance, said.
NATO on Friday said the US-led strikes on Yemen's Houthis were aimed at protecting shipping through the Red Sea and urged Iran to "rein in its proxies."
"These strikes were defensive and designed to preserve freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most vital waterways. The Houthi attacks must end," Dylan White, a spokesman for the Western...