There are threats in the sea as well as in the air. The Houthis are also using sea drones—uncrewed speedboats packed with explosives—and have damaged cargo vessels with them. Ukraine has used similar sea drones successfully against Russian warships in the Black Sea, carrying out a series ...
However, the Houthis have for weeks hinted about "surprises" they plan for the battles at sea to counter the United States and its allies, which have so far been able todown any missile or bomb-carrying dronethat comes near their warships in Mideast waters. Meanwhile, Iran and the U.S....
The strait is a narrow waterway between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which typically sees $1 trillion in goods pass through it a year. The rebels have been targeting shipping through the strait for months over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and Israel’s ground offe...
warships, may have been specifically targeted, adding there was also "a generalised attack on all shipping". The Houthis have vowed to continue attacks until Israel halts the conflict in Gaza, and warned they would attack U.S. warships if the militia group itself was target...
Yemen's Huthi rebels targeted two US destroyers with drones and missiles as they transited the Bab al-Mandab Strait, but the warships defeated the attacks, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The Huthis began striking ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in November 2023, part of the region-wide...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging tothe Iranian-backed rebels, U.S. officials confirmed. Military aircraft and warships bombed Houthi strongholds...
The intensity of Israel's operation in Gaza has played into the hands of the Houthis as they latch on to the Palestinian cause. The presence of more warships in the region may deter more attacks but it will also heighten tensions and it raises the prospe...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending bomber aircraft, fighter jets and more Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U.S. presence in the region, the Pentagon announced Friday, as an aircraft carrier and its ships are prepa
Despite sanctions and military strikes, including a large-scale operation carried out Friday by U.S. and British warships and warplanes that hit more than 60 targets across Yemen, the Houthis keep harassing commercial and military ships. The U.S. has strongly warned Iran to cease providing weap...
The US Navy is making a visible show of force in the Red Sea, aiming to protect international shipping from missiles and drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. CNN’s Natasha Bertrand goes aboard one of the warships.