Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the strikes were carried out at the direction of President Joe Biden and in response to attacks carried out by the groups against coalition forces in the region.
Russia's economy is paralyzed,
and Putin's war machine survives on cannibalizing state-owned firms,
Yale researchers say
In an op-ed in Foreign Policy on Friday, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian pushed back on recent commentary that cast Russian President Vladimir Putin as one of 2023's big winners amid signs of economic resilience.
But Western sanctions and the mass exodus of multinational companies from Russia have inflicted huge costs on the nation's economy, they said.
Russia's economy is paralyzed,
and Putin's war machine survives on cannibalizing state-owned firms, Yale researchers say In an op-ed in Foreign Policy on Friday, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian pushed back on recent commentary that cast Russian President Vladimir Putin as one of 2023's big winners amid signs of economic resilience. But Western sanctions and the mass exodus of multinational companies from Russia have inflicted huge costs on the nation's economy, they said. "We cannot fall into the trap of thinking that all is good for Putin, and we cannot jettison effective measures to pressure him," Sonnenfeld and Tian wrote, adding that transferring "worthless" expropriated assets from Western firms to Putin's cronies didn't make Russia wealthier.
They also listed several other signs that Russia's economy had been reeling under sanctions led by US president Biden
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, at least 1 million Russians have fled to other countries, including top tech talent. That's contributed to a labor shortage that's nearing 5 million workers and has stoked high inflation.
Meanwhile, $253 billion in private capital left Russia between February 2022 and June 2023, Sonnenfeld and Tian said, citing the Russian central bank's data.
WASHINGTON — Biden officials discuss options for military actions against Houthi rebels
Amid growing calls for President Joe Biden to order a stronger military response to repeated attacks by Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea, members of his national security team convened a White House meeting Wednesday to review possible options, including strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, according to two current administration officials.
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I favor of this. Terrorism must never be tolerated!
But we need to be prepared for the real possibility for an expanded conflict.
yep looks like it might well expand and soon
america had nothing to do with hezbollah terrorists launching an attack on israel
but certain people r definitely gonna try to twist and spin the narrative to make it look like " its all joe biden fault!"
@KellyM_1964
It's been often said over the last 50 years that I can recall that the big one will start in the middle east.
US and UK carry out strikes
against Iran-backed
Houthis terrorists in Yemen
The United States and United Kingdom militaries
launched strikes against multiple Houthi targets
in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Thursday,
a US official and a UK official told CNN.
The strikes mark a significant response after the
Biden administration and its allies warned that
the Iran-backed militant group would bear the
consequences of repeated drone and missile attacks
on commercial shipping in the Red Sea,
which the Houthis say are revenge against Israel.
“These attacks represent a direct threat to international commerce and maritime security,” the U.S. military's Central Command said in a statement.
“They have jeopardized the lives of international crews representing multiple countries around the world.”
It added: “We also have every reason to believe that these attacks, while launched by the Houthis in Yemen, are fully enabled by Iran.”
Australia provided personel support in joint strikes against Houthis, defense minister says
CNN -
Australian defense minister Richard Marles said Canberra provided personnel support to the US and UK in their joint strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday.
The strikes are about “maintaining freedom of navigation on the high seas” and “maintaining global trade,” which are “completely central to Australia’s national interest,” he said.
The decision to support the strikes “was not taken lightly,” he said, adding Canberra would “continue to support any actions which assert the global rules-based order.”
Hit 'em hard Joe! 
its all joe bidens fault that iran hates israel and supports houthi attacks on oil tankers and americans
Russia admits it is impossible to stop confiscation of reserves frozen in West
YAHOO NEWS -
The Russian authorities see no real possibility of preventing the confiscation of US$300 billion of Russian foreign exchange reserves frozen by Western countries after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
They say that although publicly officials are threatening tough retaliatory measures and planning legal action if hundreds of billions of frozen sovereign assets are seized and transferred to Ukraine, in reality, Moscow believes that the reserves are already de facto lost.
Established in 1995,
President Biden OKs return strikes against IRAN-backed Houthi TERRORISTS today
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