Center East Braces for U.S. Strikes on Houthis

The Center East braced Thursday for U.S.-led coalition strikes on Houthi positions, after the Yemeni insurgent drive defied an ultimatum to halt its assaults on ships transiting the Pink Sea with a barrage of missiles and drones Tuesday. 

Maritime executives have been informed by Western diplomats that targets would probably embody missile and drone launch websites, radars and weapons depots across the Yemeni cities of Hodeida and Hajjah. Infrastructure within the capital San’a can be on the checklist of doable targets, the executives mentioned.