A senior US military official has said Washington expects the Houthis to mount more attacks despite two nights in a row of being hit with Western missiles, Al Jazeera reports.

The Houthis have already fired “at least one” missile in response to the US and UK attacks on 16 different positions with 150 munitions, Joint Staff Director of Operations Lt Gen Douglas Sims told reporters in a virtual meeting.

“Their rhetoric has been pretty strong, and pretty high, and we expect that they will attempt some sort of retaliation. I would hope that they don’t retaliate, but we’re prepared in the event that they do.”