The US armed forces said that Iran-backed Houthi militants launched missiles toward a Chinese oil tanker in the Red Sea on Saturday. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that Houthi forces “launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) into the Red Sea in the vicinity of M/V Huang Pu” on Saturday morning. At 4:25 pm local time (1325 GMT), “a fifth ballistic missile was detected as fired toward M/V Huang Pu,” CENTCOM continued, adding that the Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned vessel issued a distress call but did not request assistance. “M/V Huang Pu suffered minimal damage, and a fire on…