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United States warships warded off attack from Yemen's Houthis, Pentagon says

U.S. warships shot down drones and missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis while they were transiting the Bab alMandab Strait, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

Previously on Tuesday, the Houthis said they carried out two military operations versus U.S. marine vessels in the Red and Arabian seas which the group's military spokesperson stated lasted for eight hours.

Pentagon spokesperson Flying force Major General Patrick Ryder stated that on Monday 2 U.S. warships were assaulted by a minimum of eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles. The warships lowered the projectiles and there was no damage to the vessels.

Ryder stated he was not knowledgeable about any attacks versus the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln.

Houthi spokesperson Yahya Sarea had previously said the first operation targeted a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Arabian sea with a number of rockets and drones, while the 2nd operation introduced missiles and drones at 2 U.S. destroyers in the Red Sea.

The Iran-backed Houthi movement, which manages northern Yemen, has been releasing attacks on international shipping lanes near Yemen considering that Oct. 7 which they state protest ships they perceive as Israeli-linked in uniformity with Palestinians during Israel's war in Gaza.

The attacks have drawn U.S. and British retaliatory strikes. The Houthis previously stated they targeted U.S. destroyers and drones.

(source: Reuters)