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The United States and the UK have launched another round of joint air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. This is the eighth strike by the US against Houthi targets in Yemen. The strikes on Monday night targeted an underground storage site and Houthi missile and surveillance capability.

The Houthis have been targeting ships they say are linked to Israel and the West that travel through the Red Sea, which is an important trade route. The US and UK say they are trying to protect the "free flow of commerce".

The Houthis are backed by Iran, and it's been reported the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are helping to co-ordinate the Houthis' attacks.

Newsday asked Jason Brodsky - the policy director of a lobbying organisation called United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) - whether the military strike will achieve the political objectives?

He said airstrikes will not prevent further Red Sea attacks and that the solution is to act against Iran: 鈥渢he sponsor and strategic director of these attacks鈥�.

(Pic: Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 takes off bound for Houthi targets in Yemen; Credit: Reuters)

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