A demonstrator carries a mock rocket during a rally in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa on Feb. 9, 2024 in support of Palestinians amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip. (Credit: Mohammed Huwais/AFP)
Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Monday they attacked a US vessel in the Red Sea, after maritime security firms reported that missiles were fired on a bulk carrier.
"The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted the American ship Star Iris in the Red Sea with a number of suitable naval missiles, and the strikes were accurate and direct," Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said.
Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Monday they attacked a US vessel in the Red Sea, after maritime security firms reported that missiles were fired on a bulk carrier.
"The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted the American ship Star Iris in the Red Sea with a number of suitable naval missiles, and the strikes were accurate and direct,"...