#US, #UK launch airstrikes against #Iran-Backed #HouthiRebels In #Yemen

An oil tanker in the #RedSea en route from #Russia to #India was hit by missiles launched by #Yemen's #Houthis, the Iran-aligned militant group said on Saturday

The Andromeda Star oil tanker's master reported damages to the ship

In the past 24 hours, US Central Command forces successfully destroyed two missile systems in a #Houthi-controlled area of #Yemen: US. Central Command tweets

These systems presented an imminent threat to U.S. and coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region, USCC adds

#Yemen's #Iran-backed #Houthi rebels attacked two crude oil tankers - the Saudi-flagged Amjad and the Panama-flagged Blue Lagoon I - in the #RedSea, the US military said earlier