On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron considered the attacks carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea an “unacceptable threat.”

He said, in front of French soldiers deployed in Jordan, that “in this region, which is essential for global maritime transport, the threat posed by the Houthis to freedom of navigation is unacceptable,” praising the “pivotal role” played by the French “Navy.” In recent days, to confront him, according to Agence France-Presse.

On Tuesday, Washington formed a task force to protect trade in the Red Sea, at a time when attacks by the Yemeni Houthi group targeting ships passing through the Red Sea forced major shipping companies to change their routes, raising fears of continuing disruptions in trade. Global.

The Houthi group pledged to challenge the naval mission led by the United States, and to continue targeting ships in the Red Sea, explaining its actions as supporting the Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, in its war with Israel.