President Joe Biden has confirmed the authorization of a series of strikes against Houthi bases in Yemen, according to the White House press office. “Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces – together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands – successfully conducted strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels to endanger freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most vital waterways,” noted Biden. According to him, these strikes are a direct response to the unprecedented Houthi attacks on international maritime …