From Turkey to Iran, condemnations, calls for revenge to strikes on Houthis

The overnight US and British strikes against Houthi military sites in Yemen have further raised concerns of a regional war.

Beatrice Farhat
Beatrice Farhat
Jan 12, 2024
An RAF Typhoon aircraft takes off to join the US-led coalition from RAF Akrotiri to conduct air strikes against military targets in Yemen on Jan. 12, 2024.
An RAF Typhoon aircraft takes off to join the US-led coalition from RAF Akrotiri to conduct air strikes against military targets in Yemen on Jan. 12, 2024. — UK Defense Ministry

Tension in the Middle East took a new height on Friday, after the United States and Britain launched precision strikes from the air and sea against dozens of Houthi military targets in Yemen overnight in response to the repeated attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

Tensions were already at a peak as the Hamas-Israel war in the Gaza Strip spills over to other areas of the region, including Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and now Yemen.

Iran’s proxies in the region have launched repeated attacks against US troops and Israel since the war erupted Oct. 7 in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Houthis vow revenge

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