Pentagon Announces Operation to Counter Houthi Attacks on Vessels in Vital Trading Corridor

Operation Prosperity Guardian aims to bring security, stability, and freedom of navigation to the vital trading passage in the Red Sea.
Pentagon Announces Operation to Counter Houthi Attacks on Vessels in Vital Trading Corridor
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a joint press conference with Israel's defense minister, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Dec. 18, 2023. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images
Stephen Katte
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A host of nations are joining forces with the United States as part of a new security initiative to ensure safe naval passage through a critical trading route located in the Red Sea.

Over the last few weeks, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for multiple attacks on commercial ships passing through the vital shipping corridor that separates Yemen from East Africa, leading to the Red Sea and Suez Canal in the north.
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