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2024-01-21 12:32:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FB211B39C5C2D4B850144B987E6A8C6C66DD62509F342134C0703BB04B7F2F17
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The US attack on Houthis in Yemen was in fact authorised by the Yemeni government. Houthis are a proxy of the IRGC, and have been actively boarding, shooting and hijacking transport vessels with multinational crews and headed for multiple destinations. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-hezbollah-commanders-help-direct-houthi-attacks-yemen-sources-say-2024-01-20/ https://apnews.com/article/red-sea-houthi-yemen-ships-attack-israel-hamas-war-gaza-strip-716770f0a780160e9abed98d3c48fbde https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67614911.amp
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