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UK will ‘wait and see’ before deciding to conduct further strikes against Houthis in Yemen
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBritain will “wait and see” before deciding to launch fresh military strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen in order to protect international shipping, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says.
“Let’s wait and see what happens because it’s not that we want to be involved in action in the Red Sea. But ultimately freedom of navigation is an international right that must be protected,” Shapps tells Sky News when asked if Britain would carry out more strikes.
Britain last week participated in US-led airstrikes across Yemen against Houthi forces in retaliation for months of attacks on Red Sea shipping, but was not involved the following day when US forces conducted a further strike.
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