New US-British Strikes Targeted Yemeni Al-Hudaydah Province

Illustrative Image: A NATO Sea Sparrow missile is launched during a live-fire self-defense missile exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman in 2004. (Photo credit: Petty Officer 2nd class Jason P. Taylor/US Navy, Department of Defense).

On February 13, the territory of Yemen has been subjected to new attacks by the United States and Great Britain. The strikes were likely the response to the recent missile attack on another vessel in the Red Sea.

According to the reports by the Yemeni TV channel Al-Masirah, the United States and Britain have carried out a new aggressive attack on the territory of Yemen. The target was the city of Al-Tuheita in the province of Al-Hudaydah in western Yemen. There are no details on the facilities or equipment struck by the US-British military.

The attacks by the United States and Great Britain are carried out in order to put pressure on Yemen to end the naval blockade imposed against Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.

Earlier, the Central Command of the US Armed Forces confirmed the Houthi attack on the Star Iris cargo ship in the Red Sea, which took place on February 12. CENTCOM reported that Houthi rebels from the Ansar Allah movement fired two missiles at the cargo ship, as a result, the ship received “minor damage”, there were no injuries among the crew members.

The US Central Command and the State Department claimed that the Greek ship Star Iris was transporting corn from Brazil to Iran. This is reportedly the first Houthi attack on a ship bound for Iran.

The Star Iris vessel belongs to the Greek company Star Bulk Carriers, which is partially owned by the United States. The ship was not subject to sanctions against Iran, as it was transporting food that falls under the exception, the US State Department explained.