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The United States and the United Kingdom, with support from several military partners, carried out retaliatory strikes on the Houthi militants in Yemen early Friday, January 12, following months of escalatory attacks upon commercial shipping as well as the coalition warships that had been tasked with defending it. More than 100 missiles reportedly<\/a> struck 60 Houthi targets at 16 distinct sites within Yemen, leading American and British officials to conclude that they had significantly impeded the ability of the Iran-backed rebel group to continue threatening the security of maritime traffic in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n However, the Pentagon seemed to acknowledge the possibility of the Yemeni militants rebounding in the near future, insofar as it emphasized the United States\u2019 readiness to carry out further retaliatory strikes as needed.<\/p>\n On Monday, January 16, Houthi rebels launched a missile that hit<\/a> a U.S.-owned ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. This incident occurred less than a day after they had fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n In addition to the Houthis\u2019 maritime attacks, there have been more than 100 attacks since mid-October upon coalition military assets, by Iran-backed militant groups in both Iraq and Syria. Both categories of attack have demonstrated similar reliance upon one-way attack drones of the type that have increased within the regime\u2019s arsenal during recent years.<\/p>\n Why Firmness Will Prevent War with #Iran<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/k4SwUpabzi<\/a><\/p>\n — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n