In letter to House speaker, Biden explains strike on Houthis
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The strikes were carried out in cooperation with the U.K, Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, President Biden said.
President Joe Biden wrote a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday detailing the decision to strike Yemen-based Houthi militants.
The president said Thursday's strikes were in response to numerous attacks against U.S. military forces, including on ships and aircraft, since late last year.
"These attacks pose a threat to the safety of United States forces and commercial ships and their crews, regional political and economic stability, and navigational rights and freedoms," President Biden stated.
The president noted that the Houthis had recently "perpetrated their largest attack in the Red Sea," launching missiles at U.S. and U.K. Navy vessels.
Thursday's strikes were carried out in cooperation with the U.K, Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, President Biden said. He added that the strikes targeted radar and surveillance sites, launch facilities and ballistic missile facilities.
