US strikes Yemen missiles that posed ‘imminent’ threat to ships: official

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American forces carried out strikes in Yemen targeting four missiles that threatened civilian and military ships, a US official said Tuesday.

“The US conducted self-defense strikes against four Huthi ballistic missiles that posed an imminent threat to merchant vessels and US Navy ships,” the official said on condition of anonymity, referring to Iran-backed Yemeni rebels.

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