US strikes Houthi positions again, responding to 'an imminent threat'
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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.
U.S. forces continued strikes against Houthi rebel position in Yemen on Thursday.
The strikes targeted two anti-ship missiles that had been prepared to launch into the Red Sea, U.S. Central Command said in a post on X.
U.S. forces determined the missiles "were an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region. U.S. forces subsequently struck and destroyed the missiles in self-defense."
The Pentagon said Navy F/A-18 aircraft carried out the strikes.
Later on Thursday, U.S. Central Command said Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at a U.S-owned tanker ship. The missiles reportedly fell short in the water near the ship and did not cause any damage.
