Operation Prosperity Guardian White House Says Attacks on Ships In Red Sea Must Stop

Title: Operation Prosperity Guardian White House Says Attacks on Ships In Red Sea Must Stop Attacks by Iranbacked Yemeni militants in the Red Sea must stop and the U. S. and its partners will continue to protect ships from being targeted. The Houthi militant group controls vast amounts of territory in Yemen after years of war. Houthis since last month fired drones and missiles at international vessels sailing through the Red Sea. Houthis Termed The Attacks as a response to Israel s assault on the Gaza Strip. The US Has Created A USled coalition of 10 nations to counter Houthi attacks on vessels in Red Sea to Israel s assault on the Gaza Strip. US defense secretary Lloyd Austin announced Operation Prosperity Guardian, in cooperation with UK, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain. Iranbacked Houthi rebels have escalated attacks on tankers, cargo ships and other vessels in the Red Sea, imperiling a transit route that carries up to 12 percent of global trade.