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US conducts fourth strike on Houthis over trade disruption

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The US has launched strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen for the fourth time as the Iran-backed rebel group continues to target commercial ships transiting the Red Sea.

US Central Command forces on Wednesday conducted strikes on 14 Houthi missiles, which it said the rebel group was preparing to fire from areas it controls in Yemen. The missiles “presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and US Navy ships in the region and could have been fired at any time”, Centcom said.

The strikes “will degrade the Houthi’s capabilities to continue their reckless attacks on international and commercial shipping in the Red Sea”.

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