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Press Release | May 24, 2024

23 May Red Sea Update

USCENTCOM

May 23, 2024
Release Number 20240523-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TAMPA, Fla. –  At approximately 7:26 a.m. (Sanaa time) on May 23, Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) into the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships. 
 
This continued malign and reckless behavior by the Iranian-backed Houthis threatens regional stability and endangers the lives of mariners across the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. 

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