RAS ISA OIL PORT (YEMEN): Central Command CENTCOM has confirmed that “US forces took action (on 17th April, 2025) to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists…The objective of these (air) strikes was to degrade the economic source of power of the Houthis.”
According to Houthi-affiliated Media, 58 people lost their lives, 126 got injured here in one of the deadliest attacks by US on Yemen. “The objective of these strikes was to degrade the economic source of power of the Houthis”, CENTCOM posted on Social Media. Citing the reports that (in response to Gaza war) Houthis had launched 100 attacks since Nov, 2023 on shipping in Red Sea (they claimed were linked to Israel), US said that the bombardment on them would continue until they stop targeting the vessels.
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