CENTCOM: Houthi ballistic missile launch caused no damage or casualties

The United States Central Command, CENTCOM, reported that from 8:30 PM to 10:50 PM on Friday night, local time in Sanaa, 'Iran-backed Houthi terrorists' launched three anti-ship ballistic missiles towards the Red Sea. According to CENTCOM's statement, these Houthi attacks did not cause any financial losses or casualties to U.S. ships, coalition forces, or commercial vessels in the region. Between approximately 7 AM on Thursday, March 14, and the early hours of Friday, March 15, local time in Sanaa, the Houthis also launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles towards the Gulf of Aden and two others towards the Red Sea, which also resulted in no casualties or financial damage. The Houthi militants in Yemen, supported by the Islamic Republic, have repeatedly attacked international commercial vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea with missiles and drones since early November of this year, under the pretext of supporting Palestinians. Many of these attacks have been thwarted by U.S. or coalition forces, and numerous of their bases within Yemen have been targeted by independent or joint operations of the U.S. military and other U.S. allied countries. The Biden administration, which had removed the Houthis from the list of terrorist organizations shortly after taking office in January 2021, re-designated the group as 'specially designated global terrorists' on February 16, 2024. Palestinian sources: Senior Hamas and Houthi officials met to coordinate 'action against Israel.' The White House told Voice of America: Reports about the Houthis being equipped with hypersonic missiles are incorrect. The U.S. and Britain requested the UN to prevent the shipment of Iranian missiles to the Houthis in Yemen. The Houthi leader threatened: Our attacks will also extend to the waters of the Indian Ocean. An explosion occurred near a ship in southeastern Aden.