Houthi spokesperson Yahya Sarae stated on Monday that the militia targeted the United States military cargo ship Ocean Jazz in the Gulf of Aden with naval missiles as a response to the US and UK assaults on Yemeni Armed Forces installations. “The Yemeni Armed Forces continue to take all defensive and offensive procedures within the right to defend dear Yemen and in confirmation of the continued Yemeni position in support of Palestine. The Yemeni armed forces continue to respond to any American or British aggression against our country by targeting all sources of threat in the Red and Arab Seas,” the statement posted on Telegram said. In addition, the spokesperson warned that any future act of aggression will not be left “unanswered and unpunished.”
Houthis reportedly seek more weapons from Iran
The Lebanon-based Houthi movement increased its efforts to procure additional weapons from Iran, Politico reported on Sunday, citing intelligence reports from the United States and other Western nations. The intelligence reportedly suggests a proactive pursuit by the rebels to bolster their arsenal, heightening tensions in the strategically significant Red Sea region and raising concerns about the group’s intent to intensify attacks on shipping in the area. In response to the strikes conducted thus far, the US and the UK both targeted Houthi positions in Yemen.