Houthi launches missile attack on US aircraft carrier

Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree announced that the force launched a missile targeting the US aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea in response to US and UK airstrikes in Yemen.

US aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (near) and French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle in the Mediterranean Sea on May 2

It is unclear whether the Houthi response will have any impact on the US aircraft carrier. The Pentagon did not immediately comment.

Mr. Saree said the attacks by the two Western countries killed 16 people and injured 41, including civilians. The attacks occurred at the Salif port in Hodeidah province, a radio building in Al-Hawk district, Ghalifa area and two houses.

The US and British militaries previously announced that they had attacked Houthi targets in Yemen on May 30 to prevent this force from influencing maritime activities in the Red Sea.

The US Central Command announced that it had struck 13 targets in areas controlled by Houthis with the UK. The UK Ministry of Defence said the joint operation took place at three locations in the city of Hodeidah in the province of the same name, where unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and surface-to-air weapons were believed to be stored. London said it had carefully planned to minimize the risk to civilians and non-military facilities.

However, Houthi spokesman Mohamed Abdelsalam said the attack was a brutal violation against Yemen.

Iran's allied Houthis have attacked Israeli-linked vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since the Hamas-Israel conflict erupted in October 2023 in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians. The US and UK then launched strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in February, prompting the Houthis to retaliate against their vessels.

On May 31, Iran's Foreign Ministry also condemned the attacks by the two Western countries, saying they were a violation of Yemen's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a violation of international law and human rights.

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