The Houthi group announced, Tuesday evening, the implementation of massive attacks targeting American naval targets in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.

The military spokesman for the Houthi group, Yahya Saree, said in a statement that their forces carried out “two qualitative military operations.” The first targeted the American aircraft carrier “Abraham Lincoln” with a number of winged missiles and drones, and the second targeted American destroyers in the Red Sea with ballistic missiles. And drones. 

There has not yet been any official confirmation from the American side regarding these alleged attacks.

Explosions near a commercial ship south of Hodeidah

In a related context, a British authority announced that explosions occurred 77 nautical miles south of the Yemeni city of Hodeidah, near a commercial ship. The authority explained that the ship continued sailing without being damaged.