U.S. hit weapon storage facilities used by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist organization to target U.S. military and merchant ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Airstrikes part of US effort to degrade Iranian-backed Houthi group attempts to threaten regional partners, says CENTCOM - Anadolu Ajansı

The strikes targeted sites used to launch attacks against the US Navy and merchant ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

The operation involved "multiple precision strikes," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, adding "there were no injuries or damage to US personnel or equipment"

Navy ships and aircraft attacked Houthi weapons facilities in Yemen on Dec. 30 and 31, according to U.S. Central Command. (Natalia Thoen/U.S. Navy) American forces in the Middle East struck two underground Houthi weapons hubs in Yemen,