The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. STORY: https://www.10tv.com/article/news/nation-world/iraqi-militia-official-downplays-us-strikes-in-iraq/507-a759cf85-cc37-4a76-88eb-631585a1fb75 But Washington once more did not directly target Iran as it tries to find a balance between a forceful response and intensifying the conflict.