The US Central Command (Centcom) announced on Tuesday that US forces destroyed a Houthi drone that was heading towards two US warships, on Monday (local time).

Centcom added in a statement that the drone was “on a flight path towards the ships (USS Philippine Sea) and (USS Laboon) in the Red Sea. It stressed that “no injuries or damage were reported from the aircraft.” Before American, coalition, or commercial ships.”

US Central Command explained: “It has been determined that the drone represents an imminent threat to US, coalition, and commercial ships in the region,” and that “these measures are being taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters protected and safer for US, coalition, and commercial ships.”

Separately, US Central Command reported that, on Monday, the Houthis launched three anti-ship ballistic missiles and three drones from Yemen into the Red Sea “towards the MV Cyclades, a Greek-owned ship flying the Maltese flag.”

Centcom added: “Initial reports indicate that there were no casualties and that the ship continued on its way.”

For their part, the Houthi rebels announced that their forces “carried out military operations against enemy warships and destroyers with a number of missiles and drones, in victory for the oppression of the Palestinian people, and in response to the American-British aggression against Yemen,” according to a statement published by the “Saba” news agency. For the Houthis.

The statement claimed that "Houthi forces carried out military operations against enemy warships in the Red Sea, including targeting two American warships with a number of drones, and the operations successfully achieved their goals."

The Houthis explained that “the naval forces, the missile force, and the unmanned air force carried out a joint operation targeting the ship (CYCLADES) in the Red Sea, and the hit was accurate,” and the Yemeni rebels claimed that “the targeting of the ship came after it violated the decision to ban the passage of ships heading to (Israel).” , according to what was stated in the statement.

The Houthis also added that "the Air Force targeted the Israeli ship MSC ORION in the Indian Ocean with a number of drones," according to the "Saba" agency.