There was no immediate comment from the American military about the joint operation, the first since President Trump took office.

Britain’s military launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Tuesday with US forces, its defense ministry said – the first public acknowledgment of a joint operation since the Trump administration escalated the US campaign against the militant group.

RAF jets hit a Houthi drone production facility with precision bombs in joint UK-US operation, the Ministry of Defence says.