US forces struck an anti-ship missile in Houthi-held Yemen that they said was ready to fire early Saturday, hours after the Iran-aligned rebels caused a fire on a British tanker in the Gulf of Aden with a similar munition. US and British forces have launched joint strikes aimed at reducing the Houthis’ ability to target vessels transiting the key Red Sea trade route \– attacks the rebels say are in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, upon which Israel has waged a devastating war for over three months. Washington has also carried out a series of unilateral air raids, but the Houthis hav…