WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed seven anti-ship missiles, three drones and three weapons storage containers in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.

"It was determined these weapons presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region," the U.S. military's Central Command said in a statement on the social media site X.

(Reporting by Eric Beech and Dan Whitcomb)