74 killed in deadliest US attack on Yemen, Huthis say

US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 74 people, Huthi rebels said Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington’s campaign against the Iran-backed group.

The strikes also wounded more than 170 people, a Huthi official said.

The US military said its attack on the Ras Issa fuel terminal on the Red Sea aimed to cut off a source of supplies and funds for the Huthis, who control large swathes of the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country.

The strikes on Thursday, the latest in an intense…