Financial Services Association, Feb. 4 (Editor Liu Rui) On Saturday EST, the US military launched a new round of attacks against the Houthis in Yemen, following attacks on Syria and Iraq. This shows that the US Biden administration is deepening America's involvement in the conflict in the region, and tension in the Red Sea continues to heat up.

Another air strike by the US military against the Houthis in Yemen

In response to the death of three US soldiers in Jordan last weekend, the US military launched the second phase of air strikes against the Houthis in Yemen on Saturday EST. This is the largest strike against the Houthis since the first operation of the US military in January.

The US Pentagon issued a statement saying:

“Today, under the direction of their respective governments, the US and British forces, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, carried out an additional round of appropriate and necessary strikes against 36 Houthi targets at 13 locations in Yemen in response to the Houthis continuing attacks on international and commercial shipping and naval vessels passing through the Red Sea.”

“Our goal remains to ease tension and restore stability to the Red Sea, but let us repeat our warning to the Houthis leaders: in the face of ongoing threats, we will not hesitate to continue defending the free flow of life and commerce in one of the world's most important waterways,” the US, the United Kingdom and six other countries said in a joint statement.

The statement said the targets of Saturday's air strike were Houthi weapons storage facilities, missile systems and launchers, air defense systems and radars.

Following the air strike, Mohammed Buqahati, a member of the political bureau of the Houthis in Yemen, issued a statement in response saying that the Houthis military action against Israel will continue until Israel's aggression against the Gaza Strip stops, and the Houthis will “respond to the escalation with escalation,” no matter how many sacrifices have been made.

Tensions further escalate

The US military began attacking Houthi targets on January 11, but up to now, the armed group has not stopped attacking international ships.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (Lloyd Austin) said in a statement: “This collective action (joint air strike) sends a clear message to the Houthis that they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not stop their illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels.”

British Secretary of Defense Grant Shapps (Grant Shapps) denied that the attack was an escalation of operations. He said, “Attacks on commercial and military vessels by the Houthis in the Red Sea are only illegal and unacceptable. We have a responsibility to protect innocent lives and preserve freedom of navigation.”

Earlier this Saturday, Iran and Iraq warned that an American attack could trigger greater instability across the region.

Last weekend, a US military base in Jordan was attacked by a drone. This is the first time since the beginning of the conflict between Palestine and Israel that the US military has died, increasing the risk that the situation will escalate.

As the Houthis have launched more than 39 attacks on merchant ships and military vessels passing through key waterways in the Red Sea, the US military is also increasingly involved in the Red Sea.

Up to now, the US has launched more than 12 attacks in Yemen to stop the Houthis from launching more attacks. Meanwhile, the Houthis said that as long as Israel continues to attack Gaza, they will continue their attacks.