US, UK try to turn Red Sea into ‘sea of blood’: Erdogan

The US and UK have used disproportionate force in Yemen, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Speaking to reporters after performing Friday prayers in Istanbul, Erdogan criticised the attacks on Yemen by the US and UK. “We receive information from various sources that the Houthis have made a very successful defence, provided a successful response, against both the US and the UK, who want to turn Red Sea into Sea of blood”, he said.