On Friday afternoon, US “forces conducted a self-defense strike against one Iranian-backed Houthi surface-to-air missile that was prepared to launch,” CENTCOM said in a statement, adding it had “determined (the missile) presented an imminent threat to U.S. aircraft in the region.”It went on to say that the Houthis on Friday night launched an anti-ship missile into the Red Sea, but “There was no impact or damage to any vessels.”Last weekend, US and British forces carried out strikes against 18 Houthi targets across eight locations in Yemen, including weapons storage facilities, attack drones, air defense systems, radars and a helicopter, according to a joint statement.One person was killed and eight wounded in the attacks, the Houthis’ official news agency said on Sunday.
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