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Despite U.S.-led airstrikes targeting them, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels continue launching significant attacks, damaging ships in the Red Sea and downing American drones.

Despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes, Yemens Iran-backed Houthi rebels remain capable of launching significant attacks.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are still able to launch attacks despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes

Despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels remain capable of launching significant attacks.The group has damaged a ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and reportedly downed a valuable American drone.Analysts warn of the potential economic impact as disruptions to international shipping continue. Despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels

"The Houthis also continue to lay siege to cities in Yemen and prevent the transfer of food, water, and humanitarian aid to civilian populations," said USUN Ambassador Wood.

The Iran-backed Houthis claimed to have shot down a U.S. drone Tuesday.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are still able to launch attacks despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes. This week they seriously damaged a ship in a strategically important strait and apparently

The continued assaults by the Houthis on shipping through the crucial Red Sea corridor — the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — against the backdrop of Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip underscore the challenges in trying to stop the guerrilla-style attacks they have used to hold onto Yemen's capital and much of the war-ravaged country's north since 2014.

Analysts warn that the longer their attacks go on, the greater the risk to the global economy. Meanwhile, the U.S.-led campaign has boosted the rebels' standing in the Arab world, despite their human rights abuses in a longer, stalemated conflict with U.S. allies.

Despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi terrorists remain capable of launching significant attacks.