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May 25. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM) reported this Saturday the launch by the Houthis of two anti-ship missiles towards the Red Sea without any reports of damage.
“At around 3:50 a.m. (Sanaa time) on May 25, the Houthis, supported by Iran, launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea. There are no injuries or damage reported by the United States, the coalition or commercial vessels,” CENTCOM reported in an official statement.
“This evil and reckless behavior by the Houthis, supported by Iran, threatens regional stability and endangers the lives of sailors in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden,” he added.
This Friday, CENTCOM reported the “successful” interception of a Houthi attack. “At approximately 8:10 p.m. (Sanaa time) on May 23, US Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully attacked a land attack cruise missile (LACM) in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen backed by Iran,” says a publication on the social network
The reason for this action was the determination that the aforementioned missile “presented an imminent threat to the United States, coalition forces and merchant vessels in the region,” CENTCOM said in the same statement.
“These actions have been taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer for US, coalition and merchant vessels,” Central Command concluded.
The Houthis, who have controlled the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and other areas in the north and west of the country since 2015, have launched several attacks against Israeli territory and against ships with some type of Israeli connection following the offensive in the Strip. Gaza, while they have threatened to attack American and British ships in response to the bombings against Yemen.
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