(Washington) The United States carried out a new strike on Monday against the Houthis in Yemen, targeting two naval surface drones loaded with explosives, the American army announced, against a backdrop of regional conflagration linked to the war in Gaza.
American forces have increased operations in Yemen and off the coast of this war-torn country, saying they are acting to protect navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden from attacks by the Houthis, who say they are thus supporting the besieged and bombarded Palestinians in Gaza. by Israel for almost four months.
The military conducted “a self-defense strike against two explosive-laden naval surface drones” around 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time, the US military’s Middle East Command (CENTCOM) said on the network social
US forces “identified” these drones in “Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen” and deemed them “an imminent threat to US naval vessels and merchant ships,” he added. , repeating the words generally used after each keystroke.
Supported by Iran, the bête noire of the United States, the Houthi rebels control a large part of Yemen after nearly a decade of war against the Yemeni government.
While the Houthis say they are attacking ships linked according to them to Israel, of which the United States is the main military supporter, other pro-Iran armed groups have increased attacks in recent weeks against American interests in the region. .
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Middle East trying to bring about a truce in the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which is in the grip of a major humanitarian crisis.