U.S. and allies launch airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

The U.S. and its allies have launched airstrikes on more than a dozen Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, escalating a conflict with an Iranian proxy in response to a string of attacks that have disrupted commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

“These targeted strikes are a clear message that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most critical commercial routes,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement.

American and British forces struck radar installations and storage and launch sites for drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, according to U.S. officials, who asked not to be identified discussing operational details. The attacks came from Air Force jets and fighter jets based on the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier, as well as Tomahawk missiles launched from a submarine and surface ships.