Biden labels Houthi as ’terrorists’: U.S. President addresses ’successful’ Yemen strikes

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday (January 12) called Yemen’s Houthi forces a “terrorist“ group after American and British warplanes, ships, and submarines launched dozens of air strikes across Yemen overnight. Biden said Washington will respond to the Houthis if they continued behavior that he called “outrageous.“ London and Washington say their strikes in Yemen were in retaliation for months of attacks by the movement on Red Sea shipping that the Iran-backed fighters cast as a response to the ongoing war in Gaza. The strikes represent one of the most dramatic demonstrations to date of the widening of the Gaza conflict. The White House said earlier on Friday the United States does not want war with Yemen but will not hesitate to take further action. Read more: The Sun delivers breaking news, latest gossip and incredible exclusives around the world with hubs in London, New York, Scotland a