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Standing Up to Terrorism and Protecting International Commerce

(White House) The White House said Saturday: "It has been over a year since a U.S.-flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden. No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the waterways of the world. Our economic and national security have been under attack by the Houthis for too long." "Before their attacks, 25,000 merchant ships passed through the Red Sea annually....Imports of consumer goods and cars to the United States, as well as agricultural exports from...America, have been rerouted due to the Houthi attacks....Houthi attacks caused approximately 75% of U.S.- and UK-affiliated vessels to reroute around Africa....Additional fuel costs are roughly one million dollars more for each voyage around Africa....The Houthis have attacked U.S. warships 174 times and commercial vessels 145 times since 2023."
2025-03-16 00:00:00
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