Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on Friday said they had targeted three Israeli and US vessels in the Indian Ocean, a day after their leader threatened to prevent Israel-linked ships from transiting the ocean towards the Cape of Good Hope. The Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said the group had fired naval missiles and drones against the three ships and claimed the operations “successfully achieved their objectives.” He claimed in an online statement that the Houthis had attacked an Israeli ship and a US destroyer in the Red Sea. Houthi militants have been attacking ships in the Red Sea and …