Iran-backed Houthi militants attempted to strike a tanker ship in the third such attack on commercial shipping in three days, U.S. Central Command said. The attempt late Thursday local time followed another round of U.S. strikes targeting Houthi anti-ship missiles that the United States determined “were an imminent threat” to commercial vessels and U.S. Navy ships. For months, the Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea in what they say is a protest of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, upending shipping routes and drawing international condemnation.
