Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect British interests abroad after the RAF carried out strikes against Houthi rebels.British and US forces struck Houthi targets in Yemen in the fifth combined operation since January.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed it had carried out strikes against the Iran-backed group on Thursday, as a response to attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect British interests abroad after the RAF carried out strikes against Houthi rebels.British and US forces struck Houthi targets in Yemen in the fifth combined operation since January.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed it had carried out strikes against the Iran-backed group on Thursday, as a response to attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.