The US and its allies have begun a series of military strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to US media outlets. The New York Times newspaper and broadcaster CNN reported the strike, saying fighter jets attacked several targets. The White House issued a statement from US President Joe Biden confirming the strikes. “Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces—together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands—successfully conducted strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels to endanger fr…