US strikes against Houthi rebels will continue, says Biden

Mr Biden said the US would continue the strikes in an exchange with reporters before departing the White House for a domestic policy speech in North Carolina.

President Joe Biden walks to speak to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington (Yuri Gripas/AP)

President Joe Biden has said US military strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen will continue, but he acknowledged that the American and British bombardment has yet to stop the militants’ attacks on vessels in the Red Sea that have affected global shipping.

A US official said the United States conducted a fifth strike on Thursday morning that targeted another missile launcher site.