Info comes via US CentCom just coming in:

  • On January 18 at approximately 9 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at M/V Chem Ranger, a Marshall Island-flagged, U.S.-Owned, Greek-operated tanker ship.
  • The crew observed the missiles impact the water near the ship.
  • There were no reported injuries or damage to the ship.
  • The ship has continued underway.

Alls well that ends well. For now at least.

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The US military is continuing to walk a fine line between seeking to diminish Houthi ability to launch attacks (air strikes on Houthi terrorist facilities) and not provoking Iran too much and escalating conflict even further.

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Markets, meanwhile, are not reacting to such developments as they were only last week.