British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the UK would act again if Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen persist in attacking shipping in the Red Sea, AFP reports.

“We are not seeking a confrontation,” he told parliament after a second round of US-UK strikes. “We urge the Huthis and those who enable them to stop these illegal and unacceptable attacks.

“But if necessary, the United Kingdom will not hesitate to respond in self-defence. We cannot stand by and allow these attacks to go unchallenged.”