US urges China to help curb Red Sea attacks by Houthis: FT

The US has asked China to urge Tehran to rein in Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea but has seen little sign of help from Beijing, the Financial Times reported, citing US officials.

The report said the US has repeatedly raised the matter with top Chinese officials in the past three months.

The US military carried out more strikes in Yemen, destroying two Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed at the Red Sea and were preparing to launch, the US military said in a statement.

The US strikes are the latest against the Iran-backed group over its targeting of Red Sea shipping and followed a larger round of strikes a day earlier.