美国中央司令部说，作为总统，美国周四对胡塞目标进行了另一次打击乔·拜登誓言他们将继续下去，因为激进组织在红海继续袭击船只。
CENTOM表示，这次打击的目标是瞄准红海南部并准备发射的两枚反舰导弹，称它们对“该地区的商船和美国海军船只构成了迫在眉睫的威胁。”
这是美国在过去一周内第五次打击胡塞武装分子。
拜登总统周四早些时候表示，袭击将继续进行，尽管他承认他们尚未阻止该组织在红海袭击船只。
2024年1月18日，美国总统乔·拜登在华盛顿离开白宫前往北卡罗来纳州。
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拜登在离开白宫前往北卡罗来纳州参加活动时，被一名记者问及对伊朗支持的反叛组织的打击是否奏效。
“嗯，当你说工作的时候，他们停止了吗胡塞?“不，”总统回答道他们会继续吗?是的。"
事实上，周四晚些时候，中央司令部证实了另一次袭击。中央司令部说，胡塞人向M/V Chem Ranger船发射了两枚导弹，但两枚导弹都没有击中该船，而是落在了水中。Chem Ranger号是一艘悬挂马绍尔群岛国旗、美国所有、希腊运营的油轮。中央司令部称周四晚些时候的袭击是三天来胡塞武装对商船的第三次恐怖袭击。
报复性打击始于1月11日。领导一个联盟与英国和其他伙伴一起对也门境内的多个胡塞武装目标发动大规模空袭。
胡塞武装誓言报复，并于周一袭击了一艘美国拥有和运营的商船。据报道，该船没有人员受伤或重大损坏。
除了袭击之外，美国本周宣布将胡塞武装重新定性为全球恐怖组织。这一指定将在30天后生效，奥巴马政府希望这一延迟将对援助和商业物资流向也门平民的影响降至最低。
美国国务卿安东尼·布林肯在一份声明中表示:“这一认定旨在促进对该组织恐怖活动的问责。”。“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指定。”
US strikes Houthi targets again, officials say, as Biden vows attacks will continue
The U.S. conducted another strike Thursday against Houthi targets, U.S. Central Command said, as PresidentJoe Bidenvowed they will continue as the militant group keeps up attacks against ships in the Red Sea.
The strike targeted two anti-ship missiles that were aimed into the Southern Red Sea and were prepared to launch, CENTOM said, saying they posed "an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region.”
It is the fifth time the U.S. has struck Houthi fighters in the past week.
President Biden earlier Thursday said the strikes will continue, though he admitted they've not yet deterred the group from attacking vessels in the Red Sea.
Departing the White House for an event in North Carolina, Biden was asked by a reporter if the strikes against the Iran-backed rebel group are working.
“Well, when you say working, are they stopping theHouthis? No," the president responded. "Are they going to continue? Yes."
In fact, late Thursday, CENTCOM confirmed another attack. The Houthis launched two missiles at the M/V Chem Ranger vessel, but both missiles missed the ship and landed in the water, CENTCOM said. The Chem Ranger is a Marshall Islands-flagged, U.S.-owned, Greek-operated tanker ship. CENTCOM calls the attack late Thursday as the third Houthi terrorist attack on a commercial vessel in three days.
The retaliatory strikes started on Jan. 11, when the U.S.led a coalitionwith the United Kingdom and other partners to launch large-scale airstrikes against multiple Houthi targets in Yemen.
The Houthis vowed to retaliate, and on Monday struck a U.S.-owned and operated commercial ship. The ship reported no injuries or significant damage.
In addition to the strikes, the U.S. this week announced it was redesignating the Houthis as a global terror group. The designation will go into effect in 30 days, a delay the administration is hoping will minimize the impact on the flow of aid and commercial goods to Yemeni civilians.
"This designation seeks to promote accountability for the group's terrorist activities," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. "If the Houthis cease their attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the United States will reevaluate this designation."
