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原文：

 US and British forces on Saturday carried out a fresh wave of strikes against 18 Houthi targets in Yemen, following weeks of unrelenting attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed rebels.

 The strikes "especially targeted 18 Houthi targets across eight locations in Yemen," including weapons storage facilities, attack drones, air defense systems, radars and a helicopter, a joint statement said.

 It was cosigned by Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand, who gave unspecified "support" to the new round of strikes.

 "The Houthis now more than 45 attacks on commercial and naval vessels since mid-November constitute a threat to the global economy, as well as regional security and stability, and demand an international response," the statement said.

 "The United States will not hesitate to take action, as needed, to defend lives and the free flow of commerce in one of the world's most critical waterways," US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a separate statement after the strikes.

中譯：

 在伊朗支持的叛軍組織對航行於紅海船隻進行數週無情攻擊後，美英兩國部隊於週六對葉門叛軍「青年運動」的18個目標，展開新一波攻擊行動。

 聯合聲明指出，本波攻擊「鎖定葉門全境8處共計18個青年運動目標」，包括武器儲備庫、攻擊無人機、防空系統、雷達和直升機。

 共同發表聯合聲明的澳洲、巴林、丹麥、加拿大、荷蘭和紐西蘭，對本波攻擊提供未具體說明的「支援」。

 該聲明表示：「自去年中旬迄今，青年運動已對商船和海軍艦艇進行逾45次的攻擊，對全球經濟和地區安全及穩定構成威脅，促使國際必須做出回應。」

 美防長奧斯丁在發動攻擊後的另一份聲明中表示：「美國在必要時將毫不猶豫採取必要行動，以捍衛船員生命，以及商船在世界最重要航道的航行自由。」