On Thursday, the United States carried out self-defense strikes against Houthi missiles and drones in Yemen.
The United States Central Command carried out on Thursday self-defense strikes against Houthi missiles and drones in areas in Yemen controlled by the Iran-aligned group,
said in a statement on Friday. forces conducted on Thursday afternoon local time self-defense strikes against four mobile Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles ASCM and one Houthi unmanned aerial vehicle UAV in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the Command said. forces also shot down during this timeframe three UAVs launched from Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Gulf of Aden. “These actions are taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy and merchant vessels,” the Central Command said, hours after the first deadly attack by the Houthis on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea.
said on Wednesday. As a German warship joins the fight against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis in the Red Sea, the U.S Department of Defense told a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last week that it had struck 230 targets in Yemen since the Biden Administration ordered airstrikes in January. Also last week, the Yemeni Houthis said attacks on ships in the Red Sea would continue, adding they would target UK-linked vessels. By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.
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