The U.S. Strikes an Iranian Proxy in Yemen

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 12 January 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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President Biden hits more than 60 targets in retaliation for dozens of Houthi attacks, including on commercial ships in the Red Sea. Will this send a strong enough message to the group's sponsors in Iran? Plus, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reportedly had a hand in the Yemen strikes, just after causing controversy by failing to inform the White House of his hospitalization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.0	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:35.5	The U.S. and Allied Nations strike an Iranian proxy in Yemen after attacks aimed at U.S.
0:41.5	forces as well as commercial shipping vessels.
0:44.4	Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.
0:48.0	We are joined today by my colleagues, columnist Kim Strassal and Bill McGurn.
0:54.0	Late on Thursday, U.S. and British forces struck the huthies in Yemen.
0:59.0	Here is a piece of the statement issued by the White House from President Biden.
1:03.7	These strikes are in direct response to unprecedented Huthi attacks
1:08.0	against international maritime vessels in the Red Sea,
1:10.8	including the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles for the first time in history.
1:15.5	These attacks have endangered U.S. personnel, civilian mariners, and our partners jeopardize
1:20.6	trade and threaten freedom of navigation.
1:24.0	Let's listen to a clip of White House spokesman John Kirby today on MS NBC.
1:29.6	We're not looking for conflict with Iran.
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