U.S., U.K. carry out airstrikes on Iran-backed militants in mideast

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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🗓️ 12 January 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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US airstrikes in the Middle East tonight as we wait to hear from President Biden. The United States and United Kingdom militaries launched strikes against Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, marking a significant response after the Biden administration and its allies warned that the Iran-backed militant group would bear the consequences of repeated drone and missile attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The strike targets included radar systems, drone storage and launch sites, ballistic missile storage and launch sites, and cruise missile storage and launch sites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.5	Out front next, the breaking news. U.S. air strikes in the Middle East tonight. U.S. fighter jets
0:37.2	right now
0:37.8	striking parts of Yemen with Tomahawk missiles. We are waiting to hear directly from President Biden
0:43.3	as the entire Middle East and the world right now are on edge. And more breaking news tonight,
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1:12.7	And good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett, and we do begin out front tonight with the breaking news.
1:17.8	The United States striking the Middle East this hour. A U.S. official telling CNN that right now the U.S. military is carrying out strikes with fighter jets and Tomahawk missiles on Yemen. Their target
1:30.8	Iranian-backed militia huthies. And these strikes come after an emergency cabinet meeting in
1:36.4	the United Kingdom, America's closest ally. To be clear, these strikes in the Middle East are very
1:42.3	significant. The United States is now finally taking action,
1:45.0	and it could change the Israel-Hamas war into something much bigger.
1:49.0	The Houthis have been relentlessly attacking ships in the Red Sea since November.
1:53.0	Reports today of another attack, the 27th by the group in the area under two months, according to the Pentagon.
2:00.0	Now, the Houthis are already
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