Subsequent to their announcement later on Thursday, the US military claimed to have taken down two aerial and four Houthi maritime drones over the Red Sea off Yemen.
backed by Iran Since November, the Houthis have fired numerous drones and missiles at commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. They claim that these strikes are in retaliation for Israel’s Gaza offensive.
Retaliatory strikes on Houthi targets and an augmented naval presence to protect shipping in the crucial canal are how the US and its allies have responded.
