"Yemen's Houthi Rebels Escalate Mideast Conflict with US Warship Missile Strike"

Yemen's Houthi rebels fired a missile at a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, prompting the warship to shoot down the projectile, and also struck a British vessel, escalating the worst Mideast sea conflict in decades. The US and Britain have launched multiple rounds of airstrikes targeting Houthi missile depots and launcher sites in Yemen, as the rebels continue to disrupt global trade by targeting ships in the Red Sea in retaliation for Israel's offensive in Gaza against Hamas. The attacks represent a significant escalation in the confrontation at sea, with the US Navy's top Mideast commander comparing it to the Tanker War of the 1980s.