Houthi Rebels Escalate Attacks in Red Sea, Targeting US Warship and Oil Tanker

Yemen's Houthi rebels escalated their attacks on maritime traffic by firing a missile at a US warship, the USS Carney, in the Gulf of Aden, prompting the US to shoot down the projectile. A British vessel was also struck by a missile. The US military conducted a strike against a Houthi anti-ship missile aimed into the Red Sea. The attacks mark a significant escalation in the conflict, with the rebels targeting commercial and military vessels, disrupting global trade and raising concerns of a wider regional war.