Houthi anti-ship missile struck before launch: US

US airstrikes destroyed a Houthi anti-ship missile that was prepared for launch into the Gulf of Aden, the latest action against the Yemen- based militants that have targeted Red Sea commercial traffic for weeks. US forces struck at about 4 am Saturday in Yemen after determining that the missile presented a threat to merchant vessels and US Navy ships in the region, the US Central Command said in a statement.