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Erdogan: UK, US turning Red Sea into ‘sea of blood’ with airstrikes against Houthis
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slams the US and British airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen overnight as a disproportionate use of force and accuses the two countries of trying to turn the Red Sea into a “sea of blood.”
Speaking to reporters in Istanbul after Friday prayers, Erdogan says Ankara is hearing from various channels that the Iran-backed Houthi forces were carrying out a “successful defense” against the United States and Britain.
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