News / Red Sea shipping still vulnerable to attack, despite airstrike 'protection'

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Joint US and UK airstrikes on Houthi targets have yet to yield results for the safety of international shipping, admitted US president Joe Biden yesterday, but they will continue.

His remarks preceded a further Houthi missile attack on a Greek tanker last night.

Mr Biden appeared to concede that the airstrikes were having no effect, noting: “When you say ‘working’ – are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they going to continue? Yes.”

Evidently, the ...