The US Army has confirmed a series of missile explosions in Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels and that it is “ready” to fire more shots.

“US Central Command (CENTCOM) attacked 14 Houthi missiles (…) that were ready to be launched (…) These missiles on launch rails posed an immediate threat to commercial and naval vessels. The US Navy in the region, and could have been fired upon at any time, prompting US forces to exercise their inalienable right and responsibility to defend themselves,” he said in a statement posted on his social media account X, formerly Twitter.

In this sense, CENTCOM confirmed that these actions, together with those of previous days, affect the insurgents’ offensive capabilities against ships in the Red Sea and that they will continue to carry them out to “protect the lives of innocent sailors.” “

Earlier, the Houthis reported a new bombardment of their positions by the United States and Great Britain shortly after an attack on a US-owned ship under the flag of the Marshall Islands, transiting through the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen.

“The US-British coalition attacked the Yemeni regions of Hodeidah, Taiz, Dhamar, Al-Bayda and Saada,” said a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Security Affairs on his Telegram channel. Last week, London and Washington began a series of bombings of Houthi positions as rebel attacks in the Red Sea increased in response to bombings in the Gaza Strip.