The United States launched retaliatory strikes on the Houthis in the early hours of Saturday morning after an oil tanker was attacked in the Red Sea.

The US’s Central Command said it had destroyed an anti-ship missile aimed at the Red Sea before it could be launched

Al-Masira, a Yemeni Houthi-ran broadcaster, said two air strikes had targeted the port of Issa, which is Yemen’s largest oil export terminal.

The Marlin Luanda caught fire after being hit on Friday evening but no injuries were reported.

A Houthi spokesperson claimed it was a British ship and was targeted in response to “American-British aggression against our country”.

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