But until Thursday, striking the Houthis had been a different calculus. In one breath, Pentagon officials had said Navy ships shot down Houthi drones heading toward them because they were deemed “a threat.” But in the next breath officials said the U.S. had assessed that th...
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Navy operations in the Middle East, said it was the first time the Houthis had used an unmanned surface vessel, or USV, since their harassment of commercial ships in the Red Sea began after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. They have, however, used them in years past. Fabian Hinz...
It was under such circumstance that Houthis started attacking ships to Israel demanding Israel stop its genocide of Palestinians. In supporting the US fleet by sending a ship from Sri Lanka’s navy the island has supportedthe continuation of Israeli genocide. Now the question is whether a...
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Houthis vow to continue attacks until Gaza war ends The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney is seen in Souda Bay, Greece, in a U.S. Navy file photo.Petty Officer 3rd Class Bill Dodge/U.S. Navy via AP The Houthi attack on the Carney on Tuesday involved bomb-carryin...
Iran's mission to the U.N. did not respond to a request for comment Thursday, nor did the U.S. Navy's Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, which patrols Mideast waterways. Israel's military — which also has come under Houthi fire since the war against Hamas erupted on Oct. 7 when Hamas-led ...
“While en route, both ships reported seeing explosions close by and the U.S. Navy accompaniment also intercepted multiple projectiles,” Maersk said. “The crew, ship, and cargo are safe and unharmed. The U.S. Navy has turned both ships around and is escorting them back to the G...