WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — The U.S. military on Wednesday struck and destroyed a Houthi missile it assessed was \”ready to launch,\” the Central Command said.
The command said in a post on X that the strike was carried out at approximately 3:30 p.m. Sanaa time against a surface-to-air missile in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen.
The target was deemed \”an imminent threat to U.S. aircraft,\” the command noted.