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Iran shrugs off Trump's attack threats, says diplomacy ongoing

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The Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen's government said Monday that its forces carried out a military operation targeting areas controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in response to repeated attacks by the group using ballistic missiles and drones.

In a statement posted on X , coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Malki said the operation sought to neutralize "the sources of threat," and included strikes against Houthi military infrastructure.

"The operation included the destruction of (5) tunnels used for storing ballistic missiles, (4) ballistic missile launchers, and a missile storage [unit]," Al-Malki said.

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