🚨 UPDATE 🚨 Red Sea latest as airstrikes hit Yemen

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

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News, Society & Culture, Politics

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🗓️ 12 January 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Gavin Esler talks with Yemen expert Helen Lackner after a night of yet more conflict in the Middle East. Within hours of our recording with Yemen expert and author Helen Lackner analysing the Houthi militia’s attacks on Red Sea shipping vessels , the United States, supported by a coalition of the UK and eight other countries, led airstrikes on Houthi facilities in Yemen. The reaction from the Houthis has been to threaten reprisals - could this be the kind of escalation in the Middle East feared since Hamas’ attack on Israel and the devastating reprisals in Gaza? For further context listen to our Houthi explainer with Helen Lackner here: http://listen.podmasters.uk/tinadwebsite?at=1001l39LM Support This Is Not A Drill on Patreon to get early episodes, merchandise and more. Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Produced by Robin Leeburn. Original theme music by Paul Hartnoll – https://www.orbitalofficial.com. Executive Producer Martin Bojtos. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. This Is Not A Drill is a Podmasters production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:26.4	Since a report on the situation in Yemen things, as we predicted, did indeed deteriorate.
1:32.0	Within hours of our recording with the Yemen expert
1:34.3	and author Helen Lachner, the United States led airstrikes in which the United Kingdom
1:39.2	and eight other countries also played a role. The targets according to British and American
1:44.0	defense sources were facilities from which missile and drone attacks were or
1:48.2	could be launched. The reaction from the Hussis has been to threaten reprisals and in Turkey President
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