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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he departs for Tel Aviv from AlUla in northwestern Saudi Arabia on January 8, 2024, during a week-long tour aimed at easing tensions across the Middle East.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Wednesday that “there will be consequences” for continued attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea.
“I’m not going to telegraph or foretell that something like that might happen,” Blinken said at a news conference in Bahrain. “We have been clear, and we have been clear with more than 20 other countries, that if this situation continues as it did yesterday, there will be consequences.”
On Tuesday, the U.S. Navy shot down 21 Houthi missiles and drones fired from Yemen, U.S. Central Command said, in one of the largest Houthi attacks in the Red Sea in recent months. became.
The top U.S. diplomat said it is “particularly important to respond when we see something like an invasion by the Houthis” in an effort to prevent escalation of regional conflict.
He noted that the threat posed by the Houthi attack has mobilized an international coalition to counter it.
“This represents a clear threat to the interests of countries around the world. And it is important that the international community comes together to respond,” Blinken said.
This story has been interrupted and will be updated.
