美国对伊朗发动了新的报复性打击胡塞官员们周三表示，该组织在也门持续袭击国际船只。
据胡塞国家媒体萨那-萨巴通讯社报道，美国对也门的打击以五个地区为目标:荷台达省、塔伊兹省、达马尔省、贝达省和萨达省。
中央司令部在一份声明中说X周三发布当晚的袭击目标是14枚伊朗制造的胡塞导弹，“这些导弹准备在也门胡塞控制的地区发射。”
声明继续说:“这些发射轨道上的导弹对该地区的商船和美国海军舰艇构成了迫在眉睫的威胁，随时都可能发射，这促使美军行使其固有的自卫权利和义务。”
胡塞国家媒体指责美国和英国发动了袭击。美国是唯一承认罢工的国家。
周三的罢工来了一架无人机从胡塞控制区起飞后美国中央司令部此前证实，周三在亚丁湾，一艘悬挂美国国旗的运输船在也门遇袭。
在那次事件中没有人员受伤的报道。中央司令部表示，尽管有一些损坏报告，但这艘散货船仍处于适航状态。
在周三深夜的一份声明中，轮船公司Genco Shipping证实了其货轮M/V Genco Picardy在通过亚丁湾时发生的事件。该公司说，里面装满了磷酸盐岩货物。
Genco在一份声明中说:“船上的所有海员都确认没有受伤。”
“船员的初步检查表明，船只舷梯的损坏有限，船只保持稳定，正在离开该地区的航线上航行，”声明总结道。
公司和船员一直与所有相关部门保持密切联系。
作为阻止伊朗支持的胡塞武装分子袭击中东重要航道的努力的一部分，美国国务卿安东尼·布林肯周三宣布美国将再次把也门反叛组织列为恐怖组织。美国国务院表示，这一举措将使美国能够更有效地限制该组织获得资金支持。
布林肯表示，与指定相关的限制和处罚在30天内不会生效，延迟是为了确保对也门平民的援助和商业货物流动受到最小影响。
布林肯在一份声明中说:“胡塞武装必须为他们的行为负责，但不应以也门平民为代价。”“随着国务院推进这一认定，我们正在采取重大步骤减轻这一认定可能对也门人民产生的任何不利影响。”
布林肯还明确表示，如果胡塞武装停止对海上交通的袭击，该决定可能会被撤销。
他说:“如果胡塞武装停止在红海和亚丁湾的袭击，美国将重新评估这一认定。”
US strikes Houthi fighters again amid continued attacks on ships off Yemen: Officials
The U.S. has launched a new retaliatory strike againstHouthitargets in Yemen amid the group's continued attacks on international ships in the area, officials said Wednesday.
Five areas were targeted in the U.S. strikes on Yemen: the governorates of Hodeidah, Taiz, Dhamar, Bayda and Saada, according to the Houthi state media, the Sanaa-Saba press agency.
CENTCOM said in apost on X Wednesdaynight that the strike targeted 14 Iranian-made Houthi missiles "that were loaded to be fired in Houthi controlled areas in Yemen.”
"These missiles on launch rails presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region and could have been fired at any time, prompting U.S. forces to exercise their inherent right and obligation to defend themselves," the statement continued.
Houthi state media blamed the U.S. and the U.K. for the attacks. The U.S. is the only country to have acknowledged the strike.
Wednesday's strike cameafter a drone from the Houthi-controlled areain Yemen hit a U.S.-flagged carrier ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, U.S. Central Command previously confirmed.
No injuries were reported in that incident. The bulk carrier ship remains seaworthy although some damage has been reported, CENTCOM said.
In a statement late Wednesday night, the shipping company, Genco Shipping, confirmed the incident on its freighter, the M/V Genco Picardy as it transited through the Gulf of Aden. It was filled with a phospate rock cargo, the company said.
"All seafarers aboard the vessel are confirmed to be uninjured," Genco said in a statement.
"An initial inspection by the crew indicates that damage to the vessel’s gangway is limited, and the vessel has remained stable and underway on a course out of the area," the statement concluded.
The Company and vessel crew have remained in close contact with all relevant authorities.
As part of efforts to stop Iran-backed Houthi militants from attacking vital Middle Eastern shipping lanes, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced the U.S. would once again classify the Yemeni rebel group as a terrorist organization. The State Department says the step will enable the U.S. to more effectively restrict the group's access to financial support.
Blinken said that the restrictions and penalties linked to the designation would not take effect for 30 days, and that the delay was designed to ensure the flow of aid and commercial goods to Yemeni civilians is minimally impacted.
"The Houthis must be held accountable for their actions, but it should not be at the expense of Yemeni civilians," Blinken said in a statement. "As the Department of State moves forward with this designation, we are taking significant steps to mitigate any adverse impacts this designation may have on the people of Yemen."
Blinken also made clear that the decision could be reversed if Houthis ended their assault on maritime traffic.
"If the Houthis cease their attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the United States will reevaluate this designation," he said.
