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The U.S. and U.K. militaries launched strikes against multiple Houthi targets in response to the Iran-backed militant group's repeated drone and missile attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

Photo U.S. Central Command DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s

The White House said the US expects the Houthis to try to strike back.

The Iran-backed rebels Supreme Political Council threatened retaliation, declaring: The Americans and the British should not believe that they will escape the punishment of our heroic armed forces.

Gun-wielding protesters today screamed America is the Devil and trampled on flaming Israeli flags as tens of thousands of furious demonstrators packed the streets of Yemen and Iran.

Several high-profile Democrats slammed Biden, urging the White House to work with Congress before continuing the airstrikes in Yemen.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels vowed fierce retaliation for American and British strikes against them, further raising the prospect of a wider conflict in a region already beset by Israel's war in Gaza.

Yemens Iran-backed Huthis said Friday that US and British interests were "legitimate targets" after they launched deadly strikes against the rebels following weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping.

In a statement, Joe Biden said the coalition strikes ‘are in direct response to unprecedented Houthi attacks against international maritime vessels in the Red Sea’

Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea, saying they were avenging Israel's offensive in Gaza against Hamas