The Iranian-backed Houthis launched another attack on merchant shipping Tuesday just hours after the U.S. preemptively struck missiles that were prepared to launch, according to U.S. Central Command.
The launched another attack on merchant shipping Tuesday just hours after the in that were prepared to launch, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command.
The statement on Tuesday said the U.S. had struck four anti-ship ballistic missiles that were an imminent threat to U.S. Navy ships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
But in the afternoon, the Houthis hit another merchant ship in the Red Sea, a sign the group is not slowing down their attacks on shipping despite a series of retaliatory strikes by the U.
