US Central Command announced, at dawn on Friday, that it had destroyed a missile system and a drone belonging to the Houthi militia in Yemen.
It explained in an update on the X platform, that “during the past 24 hours, US Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces succeeded ) of destroying a missile system and a drone belonging to the Houthis, supported by Iran, in an area controlled by the Houthis in Yemen.”
It indicated that these systems pose an imminent threat to American forces, coalition forces, and commercial ships in the region.
The US Central Command claimed that it It is taking this action to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure.