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‘Iran Will Be Held Responsible’ For Every Houthi Shot Fired – HotAir

At least they agree on something.

At long last, the United States has taken significant and sustained action against Islamist terrorism and piracy in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Donald Trump ordered large-scale strikes against Iranian proxy army Houthis in Yemen this weekend in response to eighteen months of attack on shipping in one of the most heavily used sea lanes in the world. Those strikes continue to today, and Trump vowed they will continue until the Houthis stop attacking international trade — and warned the Iranians as well:





The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated. We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective. The Houthis have choked off shipping in one of the most important Waterways of the World, grinding vast swaths of Global Commerce to a halt, and attacking the core principle of Freedom of…

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