U.S. forces destroyed three Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed at targets in the Red Sea and were ready to be launched, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The U.S. strikes were conducted in self-defense, it added. Mohammed Abdulsalam, a spokesman for the Houthis, told Reuters that their attacks would remain focused on blockading Israel and retaliating for U.S.-led airstrikes, and wouldn’t expand into a new fight against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
