"Escalating Threat: Houthi Missiles Close in on US Warships in Red Sea and Gulf of Aden"
The USS Gravely destroyer shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, marking the closest a Houthi weapon has come to a U.S. warship since the Navy began intercepting the group's drones and missiles in October. Navy ships have downed more than 50 drones and around 20 missiles in the Red Sea, with officials offering vague details on whether the weapons were targeting U.S. Navy ships directly. The increasing danger in the region comes as U.S. troops have been killed and injured in separate attacks by Iran-backed militants, prompting the U.S. and U.K. to begin an open-ended campaign of strikes against the Houthi rebels.
