The Houthis attempted an attack on aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and its escorts in response to a series of Saturday U.S. attacks on targets in Yemen, according to the group.
In a post on X, Houthi spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Sare’e claimed the Iran-backed group used 18 ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as one drone, to attack the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the northern Red Sea. U.S. Central Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the attacks from USNI News.
It is the first time the Houthis have claimed an attack on American warships since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel went into effect on Jan. 19. A senior defense official told Fox News on Sunday that U.S. warships had shot down a dozen attack drones headed to the strike group since the strikes, and the strike group had been unaffected, according to a post on X.
