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Houthis Attack Another U.S.-Owned Ship as Biden Admits His Plan Isn’t Working<!-- wp:html --><p>Nathan Howard/Reuters</p> <p>Just hours after President <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> acknowledged Thursday that his strikes against <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/yemen">Yemen</a>’s <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/houthi">Houthis</a> have not stopped the militia attacking ships, the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/pentagon">Pentagon</a> announced that yet another U.S.-owned vessel had been targeted by the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/iran">Iran</a>-backed rebels.</p> <p>In a <a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/1748143745567010833?s=20">statement</a>, U.S. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/centcom">Central Command</a> said Houthi “terrorists launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at M/V Chem Ranger, a Marshall Island-flagged, U.S.-Owned, Greek-operated tanker ship.” “The crew observed the missiles impact the water near the ship,” the statement continued.</p> <p>No injuries or damage to the ship were reported, the statement added.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/houthis-attack-another-us-owned-ship-as-biden-admits-his-plan-isnt-working">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Just hours after President Joe Biden acknowledged Thursday that his strikes against Yemen’s Houthis have not stopped the militia attacking ships, the Pentagon announced that yet another U.S.-owned vessel had been targeted by the Iran-backed rebels.

In a statement, U.S. Central Command said Houthi “terrorists launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at M/V Chem Ranger, a Marshall Island-flagged, U.S.-Owned, Greek-operated tanker ship.” “The crew observed the missiles impact the water near the ship,” the statement continued.

No injuries or damage to the ship were reported, the statement added.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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