The Houthis who run the country of Yemen have claimed this morning that they struck a United States Aircraft Carrier with missiles. The Pentagon refused to confirm or deny this report.
Yemen’s Houthis on Friday launched a missile attack on the US aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea, according to a statement made on X (formerly Twitter) by the group’s spokesman Yahya Saree. The Eisenhower is shown in a FILE PHOTO above.
Saree claimed the attack came in response to US and UK strikes on the Yemeni provinces of Sanaa, Hodeidah and Taiz. The strikes allegedly targeted civilian infrastructure and resulted in the deaths of 16 people and over 40 wounded.
Several missiles struck a Hodeidah radio station building, as well as the area surrounding Al-Thawra Hospital and a Coast Guard headquarters in Port Al-Salib, where several commercial ships were damaged. “This represents a clear targeting of civilian objects, a blatant violation of all international laws, and a full-fledged war crime. Therefore, in response to these crimes and the American-British aggression… the Yemeni armed forces carried out a joint military operation targeting the American aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the Red Sea,” Saree said in his statement.
He claimed that the strike on the US aircraft carrier “was accurate and direct,” but did not give details on damage the vessel suffered.
The US Navy has not yet issued any statements regarding the purported attack on its ship.
UPDATE 4:35 PM EDT --
U.S. Central Command has issued a statement saying "Rumors that the Houthis hit the USS Eisenhower with drones or missiles are not true."
