The US attacked a key Yemen port controlled by the Houthis overnight with heavier-than-usual airstikes and killed dozens of people, according to the Iran-backed militant group.

U.S. airstrikes targeting an oil port held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 74 people and wounded 171 others, the group said Friday.

U.S. airstrikes targeting an oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed dozens and wounded more than 100 others, the group says.