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The U.S. launched a new strike against the Yemen-based Houthis on Tuesday, hitting anti-ship missiles in the third assault on the Iranian-backed group in recent days, two U.S. officials said.

The strike came as the Iranian-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack against the Malta-flagged bulk carrier Zografia.

A Houthi missile has struck a ship owned by the United States in the Gulf of Aden. This attack comes less than a day after the Houthi rebels launched an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea.

The strike came as the Iranian-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack against the Malta-flagged bulk carrier Zografia.

This latest exchange suggested there has been no let-up in Houthi attacks on shipping in the region, despite the massive U.S. and British assault on the group

The American strikes destroyed four missiles that posed a threat to ships in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. They came on the third day in a row the Houthis have defiantly fired at passing ships.

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Two U.S. Navy Seals that went missing last week in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia were part of a mission to seize Iranian-made missile parts and other weapons.

Two U.S. Navy Seals that went missing last week in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia were part of a mission to seize Iranian-made missile parts and other weapons.

The strike came as the Iranian-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack against the Malta-flagged bulk carrier Zografia, also today, in the Red Sea.