US ‘strikes Yemen-based Houthis again and hits anti-ship missiles’

What are claimed to be Iranian-made missile components bound for Yemen’s Houthi seized from a vessel in the Arabian Sea (US Central Command via AP)

The US has launched a new strike against the Yemen-based Houthis, hitting anti-ship missiles in the third assault on the Iranian-backed group in recent days, two US officials said.

The strike came as the Iranian-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack against the Malta-flagged bulk carrier Zografia, also on Tuesday, in the Red Sea. No one was hurt.