The spokesperson reported that Huti's forces fired 18 missiles and 1 drone towards the US carrier and another U.S. fleet ships present in the northern part of the Red Sea.
Earlier, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced that the attacks against Huti would continue"until the Huti say they will no longer shoot ships in the Red Sea".
He thus referred to a series of air strikes launched on Saturday against Huti traffic targets in Yemen. Hegseth besides stated that the run started as a signal to Iran to retreat support for Yemeni rebels.
Other key government officials, national safety advisor Mike Waltz and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke in akin speech in Sunday interviews. Waltz said on ABC that in the case of Huti and their attacks against ships in the Red Sea area, the Trump administration ends with Joe Biden's approach consisting of precise one-off responses to their attacks.
US military attacks on Huti
According to Huti representatives, at least 31 people were killed and more than 100 injured as a consequence of US raids.
The Reuters Agency reported that the mark of the raids was, among others, Huti military facilities in the city of Taizé in south-western Yemen. U.S. Air Force besides attacked Yemeni rebel facilities in Saada, Damar and El-Beida provinces. According to reports from local media in Sana, the office of the Huti ultimate Political Council, weapons warehouses and command centers were shot down.
Since autumn 2023, the Huti have carried out over 100 attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, claiming that they are an expression of solidarity with Hamas in his fight against Israel. Huti is 1 of the parties to the 2014 Yemen civilian War and controls a large part of this country, including the Red Sea coast.(
