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re: Houthi Attacks & HITS US Cargo Ship in Gulf of Aden...
Yemen Houthi Rebels Fire Missile at US Warship in Red Sea in First Attack After American-Led Strikes
Irans' Hezbollah Says ALL Maritime Navigation in DANGER After US Strikes on Yemen
---A wider war doesn’t suit Iran, even as it benefits from rising tensions
US Fighter Jet Shoots Down Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Targeting Destroyer in Red Sea
Daily Mail 15 JAN 2024
Houthi rebels pose with ROCKET LAUNCHERS and machine guns as they hit back at America for bombing Yemen targets..
The Houthis' ballistic missiles are Iranian-made and have a range of up to 2000 kilometres
USS Laboon
A US fighter jet has shot down a cruise missile fired towards an American destroyer by Houthi rebels - their first response to a series of drone strikes from Western forces.
The United States military and its allies began airstrikes on Friday on the rebels following weeks of assaults on shipping in the Red Sea.
The Houthis had targeted the corridor linking Asian and Mideast energy shipments to the Suez Canal over the Israel-Hamas war.
The Shiite rebel group allied with Iran, which seized Yemen's capital in 2014, are yet to acknowledge the missile attack.
Rebels were seen posing with machine guns and rocket launchers in photos released Sunday. Fighters were also photographed earlier in the weekend conducting drills and recording themselves in terrain made to resemble Jewish settlements.
It wasn't immediately clear whether the US would retaliate for the latest attack, though Joe Biden said he 'will not hesitate to direct further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce as necessary.'
The Houthi fire on Sunday went in the direction of the USS Laboon, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the southern reaches of the Red Sea, Central Command said.
The missile came from near Hodeida, a Red Sea port city long held by the Houthis. 'An anti-ship cruise missile was fired from Iranian-backed Houthi militant areas of Yemen toward USS Laboon,' Central Command said.
'There were no injuries or damage reported.' The first day of US-led strikes on Friday hit 28 locations and struck more than 60 targets with cruise missiles and bombs.
Sites hit included weapon depots, radars and command centers, including in remote mountain areas.
The Houthis have yet to acknowledge how severe the infrastructure damage was from the strikes, which they said killed five of their troops and wounded six others.
But two officials told the New York Times on Sunday they still have about 75 percent of their ability to fire missiles and drones at ships transiting the Red Sea.
This is despite the US and its allies claiming to have damaged or destroyed about 90 percent of the targets struck.
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