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The U.S. and U.K. launched air and missile strikes on the Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, Washington and London announced overnight. The strikes follow more than two months of what President Biden calls "reckless attacks" by the Houthis on international commercial cargo ships and U.S. warships in the Red Sea. The strikes were also backed by a number of the U.S. and U.K.'s allies.