UK action against Houthis ‘not an escalation’, says Grant Shapps
by PA Media from on (#6JBYN)
Defence secretary says third joint UK-US assault on Iran-backed group is to protect lives and preserve freedom of navigation'
The UK has joined the US for a third time in conducting a wave of airstrikes on Iran-linked Houthi targets in Yemen.
The defence secretary, Grant Shapps, said the fresh assaults were not an escalation", but instead were designed to protect innocent lives and preserve freedom of navigation" in the Red Sea amid Houthi attacks on boats.
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