President Biden says strikes show US ‘will not tolerate’ Red Sea attacks

Ministry of Defence handout photo taken from the bridge of HMS Diamond as Sea Viper missiles are fired in the Red Sea (Ministry of Defence/AP)

US President Joe Biden said military strikes on more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen were meant to demonstrate that the US and its allies “will not tolerate” the militant group’s ceaseless attacks on the Red Sea.

He said the US and its allies only made the move after attempts at diplomatic negotiations and careful deliberation.