U.S. Central Command said that it responded to an «imminent threat» by Iranian-linked Houthis from Yemen.
U.S. Navy ships and aircraft shot down drones fired by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea area, following a large-scale attack by the Iranian-allied group that threatened American vessels, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has said.
In a statement on Saturday morning, CENTCOM said between 4 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Sanaa time, that U.S. Navy vessels and aircraft, along with coalition ships, shot down 15 one-way attack drones. These had been launched by «Houthi terrorists» and had «presented an imminent threat.»
That attack and the targeting of American warships were «two specific military operations,» Houthi military spokesman Brig.
