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After U.S.-led retaliatory strikes on Houthi targets, concerns of escalation grow

The Houthis have said they will respond after the U.S. and U.K. hit the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen. The U.S. says the strikes were retaliation for continued Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more on how the White House decided to act. And Phil Stewart, military affairs and intelligence correspondent for Reuters, joined CBS News to discuss the threat of war spreading throughout the Middle East. Source

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How U.S. officials reached decision to strike Houthi targets

The U.S. and U.K. carried out strikes Thursday targeting the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen in retaliation for attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Sam Vinograd, a CBS News contributor and former assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention at the Department of Homeland Security, says the Houthis left the U.S. and its allies “no choice” but to take action. Source

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