The US and UK at last answered Houthi attacks with a carrier strike group, fighter jets, and a submarine packed with Tomahawk cruise missiles

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A combat-loaded F/A-18C taxis to the catapult aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A combat-loaded F/A-18C taxis to the catapult aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado

Who are the Houthis and why are the rebels in Yemen attacking Red Sea shipping?

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The Houthi militants have pledge to commit a
Houthi militants vowed to retaliate after the US and UK launched strikes against the Yemeni fighters for their attacks on shipping in the Middle East.

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US launches strikes on the Houthis from air and sea after warning there would be a price to pay for their constant attacks

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Navy destroyer USS Carney Red Sea
US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea on October 19, 2023.

US Navy/MCS2 Aaron Lau

Tesla will pause production in Germany as militant attacks in the Red Sea disrupt shipping routes

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Tesla logo on a building with a stop sign in front of it
The pause will take place from January 29 to February 11.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered strikes on the Houthis from the hospital using a 'full suite of secure communications'

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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifying at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, October 31, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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The Houthi rebels' leader threatened earlier that a US strike would only make the group launch fiercer attacks in the Red Sea

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Houthi fighters brandish their weapons and shout anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 11, 2024.
Houthi fighters brandish their weapons and shout anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 11, 2024.

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Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea need a stronger response than just a few warships shooting things down, retired US Navy SEAL officer warns

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19, 2023.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau

Iran has sent a warship into tense waters where the US Navy has been shooting down Houthi threats and destroying their boats

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A Maersk cargo ship
Maersk is shutting down travel through the Red Sea again after a Houthi rebel attack.

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US protection may not be enough to convince shipping giants they're safe from Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea

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A Maersk cargo ship
Maersk is shutting down travel through the Red Sea again after a Houthi rebel attack.

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A US Navy destroyer and F-18 fighter jets shot down 17 drones and missiles that Iran-backed rebels fired in the Red Sea over 10 hours

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The US destroyer USS Laboon (left) and F-18 Super Hornets (right) shot down over a dozen drones and missiles fired by Iran-backed rebels near the Red Sea.
The US destroyer USS Laboon (left) and F-18 Super Hornets (right) shot down over a dozen drones and missiles fired by Iran-backed rebels near the Red Sea.

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