US airstrikes on an oil port in western Yemen have killed at least 38 people, Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported Friday, marking one of the deadliest days since the United States escalated its aerial military campaign against the Iranian-backed group in recent weeks.

US military says aim of strikes, some of the deadliest since start of bombing campaign, was 'to eliminate this source of fuel... and deprive illegal revenue' to Iran-backed rebels

An intense series of suspected U.S. airstrikes hit sites across Yemen held by the Houthi rebels, with at least one person reportedly being killed in the capital, Sanaa.