The US military launched new strikes in Yemen on Tuesday, targeting four Houthi rebels’ missiles that posed an “imminent threat” to commercial and military ships, a US official said, AFP reported, citing News.ro.

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“The United States launched self-defense strikes against four Houthi ballistic missiles that pose an immediate threat to commercial vessels and US Navy supplies,” a US official said on condition of anonymity.