White House: US can’t stop Houthis without help from American rivals

Published January 16, 2024 5:46pm ET



President Joe Biden and Western allies will not be able to halt Yemen-based Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea, according to a top White House official.

“This needs to be an all-hands-on-deck effort,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “And so, we want to work with countries across the board — countries who are allies and partners, countries who are not — in the common interest to get this to stop.”

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