THE us has launched air strikes against Yemeni anti-ship missiles as tensions grow along Red Sea trade lanes, Reuters reports.
But what the air strikes hit if anything at all was not disclosed.
'We are not at war with the Houthis,' said Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh. 'The Houthis are the ones that continue to launch cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles at innocent mariners. What we are doing, with our partners, is self-defence.'
US President Biden said the strikes had not halted attacks, would continue. 'Are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they gonna continue? Yes,' President Biden told reporters aboard Air Force One.
The two anti-ship missiles targeted in the strikes were being prepared by Yemen's Houthis forces for firing into the Red Sea and deemed 'an imminent threat' to shipping and US Navy vessels in the region, the US military said.
Attacks on ships in and around the Red Sea since November have slowed trade between Asia and Europe and alarmed major powers in an escalation of the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza.
India diverted a warship deployed in the region to rescue the 22 crew on board the Genco Picardy, including nine Indians. The crew were all safe and the fire was extinguished.
The Houthis say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians and have threatened to target US ships in response to American and British strikes on the group's positions.
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But what the air strikes hit if anything at all was not disclosed.
'We are not at war with the Houthis,' said Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh. 'The Houthis are the ones that continue to launch cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles at innocent mariners. What we are doing, with our partners, is self-defence.'
US President Biden said the strikes had not halted attacks, would continue. 'Are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they gonna continue? Yes,' President Biden told reporters aboard Air Force One.
The two anti-ship missiles targeted in the strikes were being prepared by Yemen's Houthis forces for firing into the Red Sea and deemed 'an imminent threat' to shipping and US Navy vessels in the region, the US military said.
Attacks on ships in and around the Red Sea since November have slowed trade between Asia and Europe and alarmed major powers in an escalation of the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza.
India diverted a warship deployed in the region to rescue the 22 crew on board the Genco Picardy, including nine Indians. The crew were all safe and the fire was extinguished.
The Houthis say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians and have threatened to target US ships in response to American and British strikes on the group's positions.
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