According to a declaration from the US Central Command on social media platform X, US troops have destroyed seven drones and a power station aircraft in places of Kuwait controlled by the Huthis over the past 24 hours.
The robots and other vehicles used to launch the strikes were in response to a potential threat to US alliance forces and regional merchant vessels.
The Iran-backed Huthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November 2023, claiming that their attacks were carried out in cooperation with Palestinians during the Gaza Strip’s Israel-Hamas conflict.
Yahya Saree, a spokesperson for the Huthi defense, claimed responsibility for Friday’s assaults on four vessels, including a “direct hit” with ballistic missiles on the Delonix ship in the Red Sea.
However, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations ( UKMTO ) reported that five missiles were fired in” close proximity” to the Delonix, which reported no damage.
The ship was located around 150 nautical miles ( 277 km ) northwest of the Huthi- managed port of Hodeida at the time of the invasion.
In addition, the Huthis attacked the Ioannis large aircraft in the Red Sea, the Waler oil ship, and the Johannes Maersk box ship in the Mediterranean Sea.
The United States made a maritime safety plan in December to protect Red Sea transport from Huthi assaults, which have forced commercial warships to divert from the way that typically handles 12 % of global business.
CENTCOM stated that the strike on Friday was carried out “to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure.”
The Iranian-backed Huthis ‘ continued malicious and careless behavior threatened regional security and put the lives of sailors across the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in danger.
Due to the attacks, some transport companies have chosen to travel considerably further south than the southern tip of Africa, which has resulted in significant increases in insurance costs for vessels passing through the Red Sea.
