‘The President Was Completely Right to Respond’: Josh Gottheimer on Houthi Threat to Shipping

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GOTTHEIMER: “Well, what’s very clear is these are, as you heard, Iranian-backed proxies, so the Houthis have been firing missiles and drone attacks on ships in the region now for weeks. Many global ships have been diverted. You’re talking about 15 percent of all global commerce in the region. The Houthis, between drones and their missiles, have shot in the direction of U.S. ships, military ships, and, of course, have gone after U.S.-owned ships. So, the bottom line is, in this case, I think the president was completely right to respond. You can’t let this go on unanswered. And as the president also said today, Wolf, which I think is very important, is Iran does not want war with the United States, but listen, these are their proxies. They’re backing the Houthis, they’re behind this and you can’t just let them go unanswered.”