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On Thursday, the US and UK launched joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen to deter their attacks against commercial ships in the Red Sea. So in this video, we’ll explain what’s happened and whether Iran and the Houthis might escalate things further.
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1 – https://www.economist.com/international/2023/12/16/a-new-suez-crisis-threatens-the-world-economy
2 – https://twitter.com/jcgnana/status/1735713804359700750/photo/1
3 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-01/iran-dispatches-warship-to-red-sea-after-us-sinks-houthi-boats?srnd=premium
4 – https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/31/britain-considering-airstrikes-on-houthi-rebels-after-red-sea-attacks
5 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-67952029?src_origin=BBCS_BBC
6 – https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/12/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-yemen-houthi-rebels-joe-biden-us-uk-airtstrikes-red-sea-crisis-israel-gaza-war
7 – https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-vows-revenge-after-biggest-attack-since-1979-revolution-2024-01-04/
8 – https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2023/12/12/who-are-the-houthis-the-group-attacking-ships-in-the-red-sea
9 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-01/iran-dispatches-warship-to-red-sea-after-us-sinks-houthi-boats?srnd=premium
10 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67948119
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Context
03:02 US-UK Airstrikes
04:55 What Happens Next?
07:21 Brilliant