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In this image provided the Ministry of Defence, an RAF Typhoon FRG4 aircraft prepares to take off to conduct further strikes on Yemen, from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, February 3, 2024
PEACE campaigners united today to condemn the “outrageous aggression” of Britain and the US in launching another wave of bombings on Yemen at the weekend.
The Nato allies said they struck 36 targets in Yemen in a third wave of assaults against what they allege to be Iranian-backed groups responsible for attacks on shipping linked to Israel or its allies in the wake of the war on Gaza.
US Central Command said its forces conducted an additional strike today “in self-defence against a Houthi anti-ship cruise missile prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea,” according to a post on Twitter/X.
While Trump praises the ‘successful’ attack on Iranian nuclear sites, the question arises as to the real motives behind this escalation. MARC VANDEPITTE explores the issues
