Ansar Allah (Houthis), the ruling Shiite movement in northern Yemen, said it shot down an American warship. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saria wrote on this subject: page In X.
According to him, everything happened during the conflict between the naval forces of the group and American destroyers and ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. He said the destroyers provided protection for two American merchant ships. The clashes lasted more than two hours and Yemeni armed forces used a number of ballistic missiles, the military official added.
Saria stated that the operation succeeded in hitting an American warship. It also concluded that two American merchant ships were forced to close the route.
Amid the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Yemen’s Houthi rebels began attacking commercial and military ships in the Red Sea in early October 2023. Unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles are used for these purposes.
Houthis allegationHe said they only target ships calling at Israeli ports or ships whose owners have ties to Israel. However, their actions began to interfere with international shipping.
Previously Iran and Türkiye appointed Responsibility for the increased tension in the Red Sea falls on Israel.