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Blake, Wm. The Wrath of Elihu. 1805.

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Today, the Houthi group warned that the U.S. and UK would pay a “heavy price” following strikes in Yemen.

These strikes hit 73 targets in five Yemeni regions under Houthi control, resulting in at least five deaths and six injuries.

Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, Houthi military spokesman: “The American and British enemy bears full responsibility for its criminal aggression against our Yemeni people, and it will not go unanswered and unpunished.”

Senior Houthi official Hussein al-Ezzi added in a translated post on X: “America and Britain will undoubtedly have to prepare to pay a heavy price and bear all the dire consequences of this blatant aggression.”

Mohammed Abdul-Salam, the chief negotiator and spokesman for the Iran-funded group: “They were wrong if they thought that they would deter Yemen from supporting Palestine and Gaza,” vowing that the group will continue to target “Israeli ships or those heading to the ports of occupied Palestine.”

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin: “Today’s coalition action sends a clear message to the Houthis that they will bear the costs if they do not end their illegal attacks. The U.S. maintains its right to self-defense and, if necessary, we will take follow-up actions to protect U.S. forces. We will not hesitate to defend our forces, the global economy and the free flow of legitimate commerce in one of the world’s most vital waterways.”