U.S. forces destroyed missiles that “were an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region,” U.S. Central Command said.
On Thursday, US Marines carried out further attacks against the Houthi rebel stronghold in Yemen.
The U.S. Central Command stated in a post on X that the attacks were directed at two anti-ship missiles that were about to be launched into the Red Sea.The missiles “were an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region,” according to U.S. officials. Following that, American soldiers attacked and destroyed the missiles out of self-defense.”The last time the United States attacked Houthi bases was on Wednesday, when it destroyed 14 missiles that were thought to pose an immediate danger.
The U.S. State Department reclassified the Houthi rebels as a worldwide terror group the same week. The goal of the action is to starve the group of funds and resources while preserving the flow of humanitarian help to other Yemeni citizens.According to senior U.S. sources, the action is intended to increase pressure on the Houthis to reduce the intensity of their ongoing attacks in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.
On Thursday, President Biden informed reporters that the attacks will go on in an effort to influence the Houthis’ actions.Are they stopping the Houthis, no, when you say they’re working? “Yes, they will continue,” stated President Biden.The U.S. State Department reclassified the Houthi rebels as a worldwide terror group the same week. The goal of the action is to starve the group of funds and resources while preserving the flow of humanitarian help to other Yemeni citizens.According to senior U.S. sources, the action is intended to increase pressure on the Houthis to reduce the intensity of their ongoing attacks in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.The U.S. State Department reclassified the Houthi rebels as a worldwide terror group the same week. The goal of the action is to starve the group of funds and resources while preserving the flow of humanitarian help to other Yemeni citizens.According to senior U.S. sources, the action is intended to increase pressure on the Houthis to reduce the intensity of their ongoing attacks in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.
