US military strikes Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel port, at least 17 killed

WASHINGTON: The United States military said on Thursday that it struck the Ras Isa fuel port in western Yemen to cut off a source of fuel for Iran-backed Houthi militants.

A Houthi health ministry spokesman said on X the attack killed at least 17 people and injured dozens of the port’s workers.

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“Today, US forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists,” the US Central Command said in a post on X, adding that its aim was to hit the Houthis economically and not harm the people of Yemen.

The USb egan large-scale strikes last month against Iran-aligned Houthis, saying it won’t stop unless they cease their attacks on Red Sea shipping.