Avast, ye scurvy Houthis! Begone from Yemen within 30 days, ye landlubbers, ere ye face another strike!
2024-01-24
Arr, the U.S. and U.K. be givin' them Houthi scallywags another wallop! They be harassin' Red Sea merchant ships, so we be showin' 'em a taste o' cannon fire! Intense pressure be comin' from all sides, but we be fightin' like true buccaneers, arr!
The Houthis, an Iran-backed group, have demanded that British and American aid workers, including Yemeni citizens with dual citizenship, leave Yemen within 30 days. The Yemen Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a letter stating that officials and workers with American and British citizenship must prepare to leave the country. They also called on humanitarian organizations to refrain from recruiting employees with dual nationalities from these countries during this period. The Houthis have controlled the foreign affairs ministry since 2015 when they captured Yemen's capital. The British Embassy stated that their staff had not yet been instructed to leave and that they were in contact with the U.N. on the matter. The United Nations and Sanaa-based humanitarian organizations are also affected by the letter. This demand from the Houthis comes after strikes from the U.S. and U.K.-led coalition of allies in response to attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea. The coalition's strikes targeted over 60 locations and were praised by British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps. The U.S. said that the strikes destroyed two Houthi anti-ship missiles that were preparing to attack commercial ships. The Houthis claim that their raids only target vessels tied to Israeli trade interests to hinder Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip. However, Washington and London argue that these attacks have wider implications for global trade. The United Nations Security Council issued a resolution on Jan. 10 demanding an end to the Houthis' attacks on shipping lanes, which the Houthis ignored.