The Iranian-backed Houthi militia announced this evening, Wednesday, that an American commercial ship had been hit by ballistic missiles.

The group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said in a statement on the ".

Sarie added, “This operation comes just hours after the naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted the American destroyer (USS Greeley) with several naval missiles in the Red Sea, and the hit was direct and accurate, thanks to God.”

The American authorities did not issue any statement confirming or denying that the ship was hit.

This evening, American and British forces were able to target several targets in the stronghold of the Houthi group in Saada with several raids.