US bombed missiles that the Houthis were going to use to launch new attacks in the Red Sea

usa launched new attacks against Yemen Houthis on Thursday and the President Joe Biden He said they would continue until rebels backed by Iran’s regime stop attacking ships in the Red Sea.

Fresh US strikes arrive Two anti-ship missiles of Houthis, The US military said the men, who said they were acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, were preparing to open fire on the busy sea corridor.

Since the initial bombing by the US, the US military has launched several rounds of airstrikes against the Houthis Britain Last Friday, which has increased tensions in the Middle East.

Biden, who is seeking re-election in November, acknowledged that Western strikes have not yet stopped Houthi attacks on international shipping.

“When you say ‘do the work, are they stopping the Houthis?’ “No, will they continue? Yes,” the US president told reporters at the White House when asked if the strikes were working. Minutes later the government announced fresh strikes against Yemen’s rebels.

“We did it again this morning, attacked some We had reason to believe that anti-ship missiles were being prepared for imminent fire in the southern Red Sea“A National Security Council spokesman told reporters. John Kirby.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the missiles in Houthi-controlled territory of Yemen posed an “immediate threat” to merchant ships and US Navy ships in the area.

“US forces subsequently attacked in self-defense and destroyed the missiles,” he said in a statement.

Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary, Sabrina Singhtold reporters that US Navy warplanes carried out the latest strikes and said the airstrikes launched against the Houthis last week “are capable of debilitating, severely disrupting and destroying a significant number of their capabilities.”

On Wednesday, the United States again designated the Houthis terrorist group” and carried out strikes against 14 Houthi missiles.

Washington says the goal is reduce the capabilities of the rebels Conducting missile and drone strikes against international shipping in one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors.

Rebels control the war-torn region of Yemen.

Despite American and British attacks, the Houthis have continued to attack international shipping, most recently attacking a US-owned bulk cargo ship.

Fears of western attacks on Yemen have increased increase in tension in the region following the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October and Israel’s counter-offensive in Gaza.

The White House said “we certainly do not want” attacks against the Houthis to continue indefinitely and escalate tensions in the Middle East.

“We are not expecting a conflict with the Houthis, we are not expecting a conflict in the region.” Kirby said. “But we have to be able to act in defense not only of our own ships and sailors but also of international shipping in the Red Sea.”

A senior Yemeni official said Thursday that its military forces need foreign help to launch a ground campaign against the Houthis, which would be backed by attacks by the United States and United Kingdom.

“The forces on the ground must be supported on the ground and these forces belong to the legitimate government,” he said. AFP Aidarus Al ZubaidiVice Chairman of the Presidential Steering Council, which brings together several anti-Houthi groups Davos World Economic Forum.

(With information from AFP)