U.S. Missiles Strike Houthi Targets in Yemen After Red Sea Attacks - The New York Times
The American-led strikes came in response to more than two dozen Houthi drone and missile attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea since the Israel-Hamas war began. By Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper Reporting from Washington The United States and five of its allies on Thursday carried out military strikes against more than a dozen targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, in an expansion of the war in the Middle East that the Biden administration had sought to avoid for the past three months. The American-led air and naval strikes came in response to more than two dozen Houthi drone and missile attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea since November, and after warnings to the Houthis in the past week from the Biden administration and several international allies of serious consequences if the salvos did not stop. Airstrikes were carried out against targets linked to the Houthi militia, including airports, military bases and weapon storage are
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