A pair of U.S. warships intercepted a salvo of missiles and explosive drones launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Nov. 11, the Pentagon has confirmed.
The Houthis—a Zaydi Shiite faction listed as a terrorist group by the U.S. government—claimed to have launched attacks targeting the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea and two other U.S. warships operating in the Red Sea.
Pentagon press secretary and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder confirmed Houthi drones and missiles targeted Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Stockdale and USS Spruance. Ryder said the Houthis launched at least eight explosive-laden one-way attack drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles, and three anti-ship cruise missiles, which the U.S. warships successfully intercepted….