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.

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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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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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Shipping giant Maersk is preparing to return to the Red Sea after Houthi attacks, but risk remains

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Maersk containers stacked on a ship.
Maersk containers stacked on a ship.

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The US is piling huge amounts of firepower into the Red Sea to combat Houthi attacks on vital shipping routes

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Houthi loyalists show off their weapons in Amran province, Yemen, on December 20, 2023.

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Iran-backed Houthis threaten to 'sink' the US and allied warships that keep shooting their stuff out of the sky

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Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) stand watch in the ship's Combat Information Center during an operation to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, Oct.

Shipping giants are going dark in the Red Sea and turning off their tracking signals to avoid being detected

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A Cargo Ship surrounded by Houthi boats in the Red Sea
The Galaxy Leader cargo ship is escorted by Houthi boats in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023.

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