Middle East crisis live: US carries out new strikes against Houthi anti-ship missile sites in Yemen

The US military says the Houthi missiles were aimed at the Red Sea and ‘prepared to launch’; UN secretary general calls for Gaza ceasefire to get aid in and facilitate the release of hostages

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is expected to fly to Turkey on Wednesday for twice-delayed talks aimed at ironing out past differences and trying to halt the spread of the Israel-Hamas war.

Raisi’s visit to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan comes with the war in Gaza starting to inflame tensions and escalate fighting across the Middle East, says Agence France Presse.