CNN —The US military launched new strikes against Houthi targets inside Yemen on Tuesday, targeting anti-ship ballistic missiles controlled by the Iran-backed rebel group, a two US defense officials told CNN on Tuesday.
A few hours later, however, the Houthis launched an anti-ship ballistic missile into international shipping lanes in the Southern Red Sea, hitting the M/V Zografia, a Maltese flagged bulk carrier, the officials said.
That operation only destroyed less than a third of the Houthis’ weapons capabilities, however, a US official told CNN on Monday.
The Houthis have launched dozens of drone and missile attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea over a period of weeks.
““But we did not say when we launched our attacks, they’re going to end once and for all, the Houthis will be fully deterred,” Sullivan said.
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Joe Biden, “, Jake Sullivan, ” Sullivan
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CNN, Navy, US, Economic, National
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Yemen, Iran, Maltese, Houthi, Red, Davos Switzerland