US says it hit three cellular anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel and one unmanned floor vessel.
The USA has carried out 5 strikes in areas of Yemen managed by Houthi rebels, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has mentioned.
It mentioned it struck three cellular anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned floor vessel, and one unmanned underwater vessel (UUV) on Saturday.
“That is the primary noticed Houthi employment of a UUV since assaults started on Oct. 23,” CENTCOM mentioned in a put up on X on Sunday.
CENTCOM mentioned it had decided the missiles and vessels offered an imminent risk to US Navy ships and service provider vessels within the space.
There was no instant remark from the Iran-aligned Houthi group.
The strikes come amid heightened tensions within the area, the place Houthi fighters have carried out assaults on business and army transport since November.
The Houthis initially mentioned that they’d goal Israel-linked ships in a present of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, however later expanded their targets to incorporate vessels linked to the UK and the US.
London and Washington have responded by hitting Houthi targets in Yemen a number of instances, characterising the Houthi assaults as indiscriminate and a risk to world commerce.
On Saturday, the Houthis claimed accountability for a missile assault on a British oil tanker that the US recognized as a Panamanian-flagged vessel carrying crude oil sure for India.
Confronted with mounting Crimson Sea insecurity, main transport traces have largely deserted the vital commerce route for longer routes round Africa. This has elevated prices, feeding worries about world inflation whereas sapping Egypt of essential international income from shippers utilizing the Suez Canal to or from the Crimson Sea.
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